SINCE 2010, JEP HAS EMPOWERED

90,000

CLASSROOM ENTREPRENEURS

REGISTER FOR 2022

SINCE 2010, JEP HAS EMPOWERED

90,000

CLASSROOM ENTREPRENEURS

REGISTER FOR 2022

SINCE 2010, JEP HAS EMPOWERED

90,000

CLASSROOM ENTREPRENEURS

REGISTER FOR 2022

SINCE 2010, JEP HAS EMPOWERED

90,000

CLASSROOM ENTREPRENEURS

REGISTER FOR 2022

SINCE 2010, JEP HAS EMPOWERED

90,000

CLASSROOM ENTREPRENEURS

REGISTER FOR 2022

WHAT is JEP?

Real life learning for children

Junior Entrepreneur Programme (JEP) has given more than 90,000 primary school pupils on the island of Ireland the opportunity to experience practical, real-life business learning as part of their formative education.

Nurtures creativity, independence and problem solving

Running over a 12 to 16 week period during the school year, JEP nurtures creativity, independence and problem-solving among pupils of all abilities, with every aspect of the Programme seamlessly blending into the primary school curriculum.

Start a real business in the classroom

Under their teacher’s guidance, and with the inspiration of local entrepreneurs, children will discover their strengths as individuals and as part of a team. Together, they’ll choose, invest in and produce their own product or service from scratch, all the way to making it available for sale at a school-hosted JEP Showcase Day – and enjoying the profits at the end.

Supporting our teachers

Teachers are provided with a classroom kit which gives them everything they need to deliver the programme. There’s online, email and telephone support for teachers as well as regular webinars. Teachers decide whether JEP is appropriate for their classes.

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Real Business

Eleven and twelve year old children on JEP create REAL businesses and make real sales. They invest in their businesses and reap the the rewards.

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90,000 ENTREPRENEURS

Since 2010, over 90,000 children have created their own classroom businesses with JEP – all over the island of Ireland and more recently in London, England.

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INSPIRING ENTREPRENEURSHIP

A JEP survey answered by more than 8,000 pupils showed that 60% of girls and 53% of boys would like to be an entrepreneur when older.

JEP News

JEP 2022 Award Winners

This year, 9,000 children have launched start-up businesses from their primary school classrooms. The pupils combined their innate creativity with the skills they developed on the programme to create original products and launch businesses ranging from board games to storybooks to high-end craft and educational products.

From the hundreds of excellent project submissions, awards and merits were given to classes that excelled across 11 categories, with one class being awarded Class of the Year. The Class of the Year is a very special award that considers the approach to all elements of the programme and recognises the class that has worked together from the very beginning to create a successful business.

The Class of the Year 2022, Sacred Heart National School, Aughrim, Co.Wicklow were delighted to receive their trophy, sponsored by Pierse Fitzgibbon Solicitors, for their stand-out project, Alfie’s Aughrim Adventures. The 5th & 6th class pupils in Sacred Heart National School started with a simple idea of producing a children’s guide to the landmarks of Aughrim, they unleashed their creativity to create a rhyming and beautifully illustrated children’s book in the style of a treasure hunt. With an alpaca and an alligator vying to find the hidden treasure, the story and illustrations are both engaging and entertaining.

Award Category Winners include:

Creative Pioneers – 5th Class, St. Mary’s National School, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Change Agents – 6th Class, Farnham National School, Drumelis, Co. Cavan
Go Green –5th & 6th Class, St. Mogue’s National School, Currin, Co. Cavan
Star Submission – 6th Class, Ballycanew National School, Co. Wexford
Health Heroes – 6th Class, Rathoe National School, Co. Carlow
Genius Product – 5th & 6th Class, Lawrencetown National School, Co. Galway
Tech Titans – 6th Class, Bunscoil Rinn An Chabhlaigh, Cobh, Co. Cork
Marketing Gurus – 5th Class, St. Mary’s National School, Donnybrook, Dublin 4
Community Champions – 4th & 5th Class, Beaumont Boys School, Cork City
Top Teams – 3rd, 4th & 6th Class, Drumnacurra National School, Causeway, Co. Kerry

JEP Celebration

The year culminated with the annual JEP Celebration with thousands of pupils joining in online to watch the event hosted by Elaine Kinsella and Andrew Morrissey from Radio Kerry. The show was recorded at the RDI Hub in Killorglin with lots of famous faces dropping in virtually to share their words of encouragement, as well as interviews with leading entrepreneurs. Dunnes Stores kindly provided each class with a gift card for party treats and prizes for the School Shuffle competition were sponsored by DigiWiz.