New Entrepreneurs Foundation

The New Entrepreneurs Foundation (NEF) provides mentoring, events, work placements and programmes for aspiring entrepreneurs. 

NEF run a change-making programme that combines real- life business experience in fast growing SMEs with intensive training, business mentoring and coaching; connecting businesses and entrepreneurial talent through our work placement scheme,  events programme and alumni network; developing awareness and interest in entrepreneurship among schools through our outreach programme.

Each year NEF select around 30 young, aspiring entrepreneurs who take part in a 12-month programme which consists of five main components:

1. A Paid Work Placement in an exciting, innovative, high growth company working alongside a successful entrepreneur and/or their senior management team, experiencing at close quarters how to run a successful company.
2. An Intensive, Immersive and Interactive 10-month Fast-Track Programme with workshops from corporate sponsors such as Deloitte, McKinsey and Tesco; business schools such as London Business School, UCL and the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning at Cambridge Judge Business School, and other specialist learning providers.
3. Monthly Speaker & Networking Events featuring established business leaders and inspirational entrepreneurs such as Brent Hoberman (co-founder lastminute.com), Sir Charles Dunstone (co-founder The Carphone Warehouse), Sherry Coutu (Angel investor and CEO), Joe Cohen (founder Seatwave), Lord Young of Graffham (enterprise advisor to the Prime Minister) plus more.
4. An Executive Coach for each of our New Entrepreneurs.
5. A Business Mentor from a specially selected panel to guide through career path.