Entrepreneurship for kids and teens · Ages 6-18 · Start free
Turn your ideas
into something real.
You don't need a business idea. You don't need to know anything about business.
Start with what you're into, what you're good at or a problem you'd love to solve, and we'll help you take it from there. Discover ideas, make things, learn about money, build a brand, test what people think and pitch something you're proud of.
Choose your age:
Ages 6-18 · Start free · No experience needed
Start from where you are
No idea, half an idea or already selling? There's a way in.
We'll help you notice problems, explore what you're into and come up with ideas that are actually yours.
No idea yet?
Explore ideas, spot problems and discover things you might want to make, change or create.
Help me find an ideaGot an idea in your head?
Turn it into something more real. Find out who it could be for, create a name, work out a price and start building it.
Build my idea
Already started something?
Go further. Test your idea, understand your customers, sharpen your pricing and work out what you could do next.
Pick your age and level it upChoose your age
Everything changes as you get older, so We Can Be changes with you.
Pick your age and we'll show you the courses, challenges, tools, stories and resources made for you.
Explorers
Big ideas start small.
Spot problems. Draw ideas. Make things. Discover where money comes from. And meet people who turned their own ideas into businesses. Designed to be explored with a grown-up through stories, drawing, simple challenges and selected activities.
What you'll find
- A first mission from the Pioneers course, done together with a grown-up
- Free My First Business Adventure colouring book and business ideas for kids
- Maya's Big Business Adventure storybook from the shop
- Founder stories to read aloud, in plain language
- Short guides for parents - the full 6-8 track is coming soon
Pioneers
What could you create?
Find an idea you like - or bring one you already have - and turn it into your first mini business project. Create a name and logo, discover who might buy it, work out costs and prices and finish with your own business plan and 60-second pitch. You will even get to run a virtual business and see whether you can make a profit.
What you'll find
- Pioneers course: 10 story-led missions, idea to pitch (mission 1 free)
- 22 tools for 9-11: AI Idea Machine, Cookie Crew Simulator, Brand Kit Creator, Pitch Builder
- Blaze, the friendly AI coach, for when they get stuck
- 250+ real UK female founders, written for 9-11 year olds
- Maya's Big Business Adventure and the Biz-it! workbook, plus 101 free UK business ideas
Innovators
Think it. Test it. Build it.
Start with a problem, interest or idea and find out whether other people would actually want it. Research your customers, create a first version, build your brand, experiment with pricing and put your thinking to the test in a business simulator. Then turn it all into a pitch you can be proud of.
What you'll find
- Innovators course: 11 modules, how businesses work to pitch (module 1 free)
- 22 tools for 12-14: AI Idea Machine, Market Research Hub, Business Simulator, Elevator Pitch Studio
- Blaze, the AI coach, for the awkward questions you would rather not ask a teacher
- 250+ real UK female founders to borrow ideas and confidence from
- Dream It. Be It. Biz-it! write-in workbook, plus free idea guides
Trailblazers
Build something worth backing.
You can start with an idea you already have - or discover one along the way. Find a real problem. Understand your customer. Test demand. Create an MVP. Work out your costs, price and profit. Build your brand. Explore how businesses grow. Then pull everything together into something you can actually show people. A project for your portfolio, applications, future career - or maybe the beginning of something bigger.
What you'll find
- Trailblazers course: 11 modules, problem to pitch (module 1 free)
- 23 tools for 15-18: Validation Lab, Money Planning Suite, Pro Pitch Deck Builder, Investor Pitch Simulator
- Blaze, the AI coach, for honest feedback on your idea
- 250+ UK female founders, plus sector deep-dives in tech, sustainability and engineering
- Free guides: 101 UK business ideas, legal jobs for UK teens and making money at 16+
Not just about starting a business
Maybe you'll become an entrepreneur. Maybe you won't.
Either way, you'll practise skills you'll use everywhere.
Confidence
Say what you think and explain your ideas.
Creativity
Look at problems differently and come up with your own solutions.
Money
Understand costs, prices, profit and how money actually works.
Communication
Ask better questions, listen to people and pitch an idea.
Problem-solving
Try something, learn what doesn't work and improve it.
Initiative
Go from thinking about something to actually doing it.
Don't just learn about business. Try it.
We Can Be is built around doing.
The choices are yours. It's completely fine if your first idea changes along the way. Real founders change theirs all the time.
Stuck? Ask Blaze.
Sometimes you know what you want to do. Sometimes your brain is completely blank.
Blaze is your AI business coach, built to help young people aged 9+ think through ideas, get unstuck and decide what to do next. Blaze can give you possibilities. You make the decisions.
Ask BlazeAsk things like:
- I want to start something but have no idea what.
- How much should I charge?
- Who would actually buy this?
- Can you help me make my idea better?
You cannot be what you cannot see
There isn't one type of entrepreneur. Meet 250+ real female founders building businesses across fashion, food, sport, science, technology, beauty, gaming, sustainability and loads more. Find someone who makes you think: "I could do that." Or even better: "I could do something completely different."
Want some inspiration?
You don't have to know where you're going before you start.
Built to show girls what's possible. Open to everyone.
We Can Be exists because too many young people grow up without seeing entrepreneurship as something that could be for them - especially girls.
So we put brilliant female founders front and centre. But whoever you are, if you're curious about ideas, money, creativity or making things happen, you're welcome here.
Straight answers
What young people ask us most
Business, money and starting young in the UK
Can a child start a business in the UK?
Yes, with a grown-up involved. There's no minimum age to sell something you've made, but business bank accounts and most payment services need an adult involved until 18, and contracts with under-18s are treated differently in law, so a parent usually handles anything official. Registering as self-employed with HMRC needs a National Insurance number, which most young people get just before 16. In practice a 9 year old can run a bake sale or a card stall this weekend, and a 16 year old can trade properly with a parent helping on the paperwork.
See the age tracksWhat business can a 12 year old start with no money?
The ones that sell time or skill rather than stock: tutoring a younger pupil, dog walking, garden tidying, social media posts for a local shop, or print-on-demand designs where nothing is made until it sells. Each of these needs zero upfront cash and teaches pricing, repeat customers and delivering on a promise.
101 free UK business ideasHow do kids learn about money and business in the UK?
Best by doing something small and real. Our courses are mapped to UK key stages - 9-11 is KS2, 12-14 is KS3, 15-18 covers GCSE to sixth form - and every example uses pounds, UK customers and UK founders, so it lines up with enterprise, PSHE, careers and business studies rather than an American curriculum.
Browse the coursesIs there a free business course for kids and teens?
Yes. Free, no card needed: module 1 of every course, a set of sample tools, 3 AI uses a day, every founder story and the whole resource library. Full access is £29 one-off, per household, forever. Printed books sold separately.
Start the free moduleQuestions? We've got you.
Your questions
No. Finding ideas is part of it. Start with your interests, things you're good at or problems you've noticed, and we'll help you from there.
No. You'll build confidence, money skills, creativity, communication and problem-solving whether you ever start a business or not.
Yes. Module 1 of every course, a selection of tools, 3 AI uses a day and every founder story are free. You don't need a card to get started.
Yes. Use your own idea throughout the activities to test it, understand your customers, improve your pricing, develop your brand and decide what to do next.
No. We Can Be puts female role models front and centre because girls see far fewer examples of women building businesses. The platform itself is open to everyone.
Choose your age and we'll take it from there. Or try a free tool, look through 101 business ideas, or ask Blaze a question.
Start with one small thing.
You don't need to launch a company today. Pick an idea. Try a challenge. Make something. Ask someone what they think. Learn one thing about money you didn't know yesterday. Start there.
Free to start · No card needed
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