SPOT THE OPPS
Spot the Opps is an interactive programme focused on teaching entrepreneurial thinking. It helps participants recognise that their life experiences have given them transferable skills that can be channelled into business, products, or services.
Through games and guided facilitation, they learn how to generate ideas, develop them into business models, and understand the structures of enterprise, from sole trader to CICs and charities.
The programme is designed to build confidence, encourage creativity, and show young people that they already have the foundations to pursue entrepreneurship.
Enterprise, Innovation, Education, Youth
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Recognise opportunities in everyday life and objects as the basis for business ideas.
Understand different business structures (LTD, sole trader, CIC, charity).
Identify transferable skills from lived experience that support enterprise.
Develop and present basic business models and outlines from generated ideas.
WHAT TO EXPECT
1-Day Workshop (Card Game)
Play the fast-paced Spot the Opps card game, generating business ideas from everyday objects.
Select two ideas and work with facilitators to develop them into basic business outlines.
Learn about different business structures (LTD, CIC, charity, sole trader).
Identify transferable skills from personal experiences.
5-Day Course (Board Game)
Play the full Spot the Opps board game to generate and refine ideas.
Choose and pitch one or two business ideas to develop into a full business plan.
Deep dive into what it means to start and run a business.
Leave with a clear pathway, mentoring options, and potential future funding opportunities from BTN.
All of our workshops and courses are delivered in safe, inclusive, and trauma-aware environments. Our facilitators are trained to create spaces where participants feel respected, supported, and able to engage at their own pace. We recognise that some topics can be sensitive or bring up strong emotions, so wellbeing is prioritised throughout. Clear boundaries, confidentiality, and signposting to further support are embedded into every session to ensure that participants are not only learning, but also cared for during the process.