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The Enterprise Game

The Enterprise Game has been designed by teachers and students, for teachers and students in the context of the statutory requirement for 14-16 year olds to learn about enterprise. Typically 5 5 students play this board game, 4 running their own company and 1 as the banker. The aim of the game is to become the most successful company. Players use their entrepreneurial skills to run their business as they make, sell and deliver products to 24 customers around the board. Trials of the game carried out with over 1100 students, aged from 11 to 19, have demonstrated that the game helps young people to learn how business works in a simple and yet very powerful way.

COST Standard Game: prices range from £30-45 per game plus P&P. For all prices and details of customised games - see website
FORMAT Boardgame
PHOTOCOPIABLE No

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Contact the distributor

Halton Education Business Partnership

Phone: 0151 471 7614
Email: Email them ebp@halton.gov.uk
Address: Grosvenor House Halton Local Authority Runcorn
WA7 2WD
Website: Visit their website http://www.theenterprisegame.com/

Suitability

Age range

14 - 19 year olds
Key stages 4 & 16-19 in England
Key stages 4 & 16-19 in Northern Ireland
Year groups S3, S4 & 16-19 in Scotland
Key stages 4 & 16-19 in Wales

Origin of resource

This resource was produced in England and meets the requirements of the English curriculum. All Quality Mark resources are designed for use across all UK countries, although they may be more suited to the country where the resource was produced and as such may need some adaptation.

Relevant subjects

Relevant topics

Suitable for gifted and talented

There is a basic game suitable for all abilities, whilst options to use accounts and spreadsheets can challenge more able GCSE and ‘A’ level students. An advanced version introduces sub-contracting, requiring negotiating skills.

Assessor's comments

The game can be used in ordinary lesson time, during PSHE, or on an enterprise or industry day. It can be used both with single classes and with (half) year groups. Typically students play as individuals, but a team dimension is possible based on the four different factory colours. Students can be playing the game within 10-15 minutes. Purchasers also receive free access to many extra resources that can be downloaded from the game’s website, for example a 'before & after' test which allows the teacher to measure the difference that the game makes to players' understanding of business and economic ideas.