1. INTRODUCTION www.achieversinternational.org

2. Achievers International What is Achievers International? Internet based enterprise project Winner of Nexus Commonwealth Award 2013 Schools form a small student company Linked with a partner school company abroad Trade products with each other Sell the imported products to make a profit Over 30,000 students worldwide have already benefitted from the project

3. Achievers International How does it work? Schools sign up via the website Partnered with a school abroad Communicate to discuss products to trade Conduct market research of products Order goods and ship them Sell the imported products Use the profits!

4. Achievers International What does the website contain? All of the information needed to run the project Detailed training materials for teachers & students Example business documents Company Profiles to upload information Separate Teacher and Student areas Teacher area Student area

5. Achievers International Who can take part in Achievers? Students aged from 11-19 Each company contains between 5-30 students All schools in any part of the world can take part Reliable internet access 1-5 hours per week, full year project Curricular or extra curricular

6. Achievers International What are the objectives? Personal Skills Literacy & numeracy Team working Business knowledge Oral and written communication IT skills (emailing, internet, video conferencing) Problem solving Creative thinking Modern foreign languages

7. Achievers International What are the objectives? Attitudes Developed Openness to new ideas and cultures Willing to consider self-employment Knowledge of own ability Self-confidence in dealing with others Awareness of others needs

8. Achievers International What does Achievers provide? Partner school (or can use existing link) Training materials Support Events Certificates Discounts & Benefits

9. Achievers International What other opportunities are there? Business mentor support Student exchange trips Teacher placements Foreign work experience Local business support What does it cost? Free Students raise capital for their company

10. Achievers International Who does Achievers work with? BBC World Class British Council Fairtrade Foundation Global Entrepreneurship Week

11. Achievers International Enterprise Education Trust Over 35 years of experience in delivering enterprise education programmes in the UK The Trust patron is HRH The Duke of York businessdynamics – 1-2 day programmes on business, key skills and financial literacy Achievers International

12. For more information and to register… Website:www.achieversinternational.orgwww.achieversinternational.org Email:info@achieversinternational.orginfo@achieversinternational.org www.enterprise-education.org.uk