Do your students have a passion for enterprise and a head for business? Working in teams, they tackle a real-world business challenge, developing ideas, making decisions and pitching solutions within a set timeframe.
Enterprise Challenge. Think Big. Solve Problems. Pitch Your Ideas.
The Enterprise Challenge is an exciting, fast-paced business experience designed for students who are interested in entrepreneurship, innovation, and problem-solving. Working in teams, students will tackle a real-world business challenge, generating ideas, making strategic decisions, and developing practical solutions within a set timeframe.
This interactive session mirrors the challenges faced by entrepreneurs, start-ups, and business leaders, encouraging students to think creatively, evaluate opportunities, and work collaboratively under pressure. Combining enterprise, teamwork, and competition, the challenge provides a unique opportunity to apply business thinking in a realistic and engaging environment.
What can students expect from this session?
Students will be immersed in a realistic business challenge that requires creativity, teamwork, and commercial thinking.
- Work in teams to address a real-world business challenge.
- Generate innovative ideas and develop practical business solutions.
- Apply entrepreneurial thinking to identify opportunities and overcome challenges.
- Develop decision-making and problem-solving skills in a competitive environment.
- Consider customer needs, market opportunities, and business viability.
- Build confidence in presenting and communicating ideas.
- Pitch solutions to academics and peers in a professional setting.
By the end of the session, students will have gained valuable experience of working collaboratively to solve business problems while developing skills that are highly valued by universities and employers alike.
Next Steps
The Enterprise Challenge is suitable for students studying a range of business-related qualifications, including:
• A-Level Business
• BTEC Business
• T-Level Management and Administration
• Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Pathways
• Students with an interest in business, innovation, leadership, or start-ups
To ensure maximum benefit for participating groups, challenge themes can be adapted to focus on interests or curriculum areas where appropriate.
✓ Business and Enterprise Focus – develop entrepreneurial and commercial
awareness.
✓ Innovation and Creativity – generate and evaluate new ideas.
✓ Team-Based Challenges – foster collaboration and leadership.
✓ Interactive Feedback and Q&A – gain insight from business academics and
enterprise specialists.
Date: Wednesday 3 February 2027
Time: 09:30am – 2:00pm
Location: Teesside University