At Enterprise Skills, we’re building career-ready students through commercial awareness – for business students AND the 3.5 million who need workplace skills.
Through smart tools and immersive simulations, we turn lessons into experiences, giving young people the confidence, skills and mindset to make better decisions in the classroom and in life.
We offer curriculum-aligned tools for business teachers AND whole-school commercial awareness solutions for careers provision.
Too much of education still hinges on recall, repetition and theory. It’s a system that rewards memorising, not understanding. Yet every student – from future doctors to artists – needs to understand how organisations work.
That’s where we come in.
We build commercial awareness through active learning. Our simulations and tools don’t just serve business students – more than 50% of participants study other subjects. Whether delivering curriculum excellence or meeting Gatsby benchmarks, we help schools develop genuinely career-ready young people through practical, purposeful experiences.
We build commercial awareness and workplace confidence for all students, not just those studying business.
Through immersive digital simulations and smart, supportive tools, we foster engagement, build understanding, and instil confidence in a risk-free environment.
To build commercial awareness at scale – from 527k business students to 3.5 million career-ready young people.
We’re the bridge between classroom theory and workplace reality. Through curriculum-aligned tools and careers provision, we help schools develop students who don’t just know about business – they understand how every organisation works, preparing them for any career in the modern economy.
Designed to complement lessons, not replace them
Immersive, decision-based scenarios that bring theory to life
Perfect for day-to-day teaching, drop-down days, revision, and competitions
Better engagement, stronger understanding, improved results
We don’t offer lessons in a box. We build tools that give teachers control and students clarity.
We’re building a business that’s scalable, and sustainable, without ever losing sight of the value we bring to the classroom.
Over the next 5–7 years, our focus is simple:
✅ – 100 schools using for careers provision by 2026
✅ – 10+ employer partnerships active by 2027
✅ – Meet Gatsby Benchmarks 4, 5, 6 at scale
✅ – 1 million career-ready young people by 2030
All whilst building something that drives education forward!
We Couldn’t Do It Without Them
Paddy brings deep entrepreneurial experience to the world of education. As co-founder of the £10m-exit brand Plum Baby and long-time advisor to early-stage ventures, he’s spent his career building bold, values-driven businesses, and now, he’s doing the same for classrooms.
At Enterprise Skills, Paddy leads the use of digital simulations to make business concepts click for students. His mission? Help young people develop an entrepreneurial mindset.
Through practical, plug-and-play tools used in top business schools, his work gives students the confidence to explore real-world challenges in a risk-free environment. Prior to launching Enterprise Skills, Paddy co-founded Mission Ventures, the UK’s first independent accelerator for food and drink startups, running programmes with Warburtons, Sainsbury’s, and a leading UK health foundation.
He serves as a non-exec and mentor across multiple ventures, championing purpose-led innovation and leadership.
A Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Entrepreneurs and part of the inaugural Maserati 100, Paddy’s work spans multiple sectors, but always centres on unlocking potential.
Chris leads the product and brand vision at Enterprise Skills, where his mission is clear: build tools that help teachers teach and students get it.
With a background in digital strategy and agency growth, Chris now channels that expertise into education, designing syllabus-aligned simulations and classroom resources that make business and economics click. He works hand-in-hand with teachers to make sure everything we create fits the timetable, hits the spec, and genuinely helps learners think critically, apply knowledge, and stay engaged.
His role bridges product development, classroom insight, and brand voice, ensuring every Enterprise Skills resource delivers clarity, confidence, and outcomes that stick. Whether it’s mapping AQA or Edexcel content to a plug-and-play simulation, or shaping brand messaging that speaks peer-to-peer with educators, Chris is laser-focused on impact, not gimmicks.
Before co-founding Enterprise Skills, Chris founded and scaled digital agencies, coached global teams, and spoke at major industry events. That mix of technical know-how and human-first design now drives his approach to educational innovation: practical, purposeful, and built for real classrooms.
Mark is a Quondam Fellow at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge, and one of the UK’s most experienced education leaders. As former Managing Director of Pearson UK, he oversaw Edexcel, BTEC, and Pearson College, shaping both domestic and international education strategy. He chairs Macat, the world’s leading library of critical thinking resources, and advises a wide range of global education organisations including LearningMate, City & Guilds, Janison and the Said Business School. He is a former chair of BibliU, Squla and London Metropolitan Universit. He is the author of The Leadership Book (FT Publishing). His breadth of experience ensures that Enterprise Skills delivers curriculum-aligned, classroom-ready tools with real impact.
