The Teen Entrepreneur Spring Academy kicked off today in Cape Town. A group of enthusiastic teenagers gathered at the Belmont conference centre in Rondebosch to start a 5 day journey towards learning what it takes to develop a sustainable business.

We were treated to a series of talks by Samantha Obery and Peter Greenwall and myself. The teens walked away a little shell shocked today after getting to grips with what it takes to be an entrepreneur, generating ideas through innovation and then getting to a point of Feasibility. Tomorrow continues with Business plan development with myself and Marketing with Marcel Audejans before they are split into teams to start working on their businesses.

Friday will be the big day when each team gets to present their plans to the panel for comment and judging. It is such a privilege to work with enthusiastic teens wanting to spend their holidays learning for their futures and not just at home on the couch in front of the tv. Guess which group gets to have a say in their future?