This dynamic three-day programme enables teenagers to understand vital personal finance, saving and investing principles — knowledge that will empower them for a future of successful financial management. Students learn skills in banking, budgeting and being a wise consumer, as well as how to avoid the overuse of credit. This course emphasises the benefits of saving for short-term goals and the value of investing to meet long-term goals.

YoungBiz financial literacy programmes
teach students how to:

• Make better decisions about spending money
• Understand the importance of saving for
  emergencies
• Avoid the pitfalls of credit abuse
• Set short- and long-term financial goals
• Research possible investment opportunities
• Avoid taking unwise risks with money
• Handle money more responsibly now and in
  the future

3-Day and 1-Day Programmes        Learn more

Smart Start to Money Course Alignment:
The YoungBiz Smart Start to Money training is designed to teach students Financial Capability and to develop economic and business understanding as necessary for Enterprise Education. This programme contributes to the Finance Strand of PSHE for Key Stages 3 and 4, as well as Key Skills and Wider Key Skills, and supports the aims of Every Child Matters.

What Students Are Saying…
"This course was an inspiration to me and has provided a greater insight into the financial world."

"Smart Start to Money helped me learn about investing in the stock market and how to deal with my money better."

"The instruction taught me things I need to know when I leave school, so I don't have to rely on my parents — I can handle money myself."