Welcome to the NFTE Programme!

The NFTE course can show you how to start and run your own small business!  Even if you don’t become a lifelong entrepreneur, learning how to operate a business will help you create a fulfilling career for yourself. NFTE believes studying entrepreneurship will help you achieve financial independence and personal satisfaction, and become a positive force in your community.

The characteristics of the successful entrepreneur - a positive mental attitude, the ability to recognise opportunities where others only see problems, and openness to creative solutions - are qualities worth developing. They will help you perform better in any situation you encounter.

The NFTE Programme demonstrates how to start a simple business. You will learn how to recognise and evaluate business opportunities, to calculate return on investment, and to utilise a trading profit and loss account.  You will explore your unique skills and talents and choose a business you would like to start.  At the end of the programme you will complete and present a business plan for your business idea. 

Our past students/participants have found the programme to be a fun and exciting experience. You may have the opportunity to work on your business with business volunteers and hear from local and national entrepreneurs.

At the end of each year there is an awards ceremony where the winners of the Business Plan competition are announced and prizes are awarded. You also have the opportunity to enter a competition to win an all expenses paid trip to New York.

Good luck to all NFTE Students!