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EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE TO TAKE OFF

We are Launch It, a group of UK youth enterprise charities dedicated to supporting young creatives, hustlers & innovators wanting to start & grow a business.

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Transforming Lives through Enterprise.

Our mission is simple: to empower the next generation of business founders. With over 1 million young people in the UK currently not in education, employment or training, the need for real opportunity has never been more urgent and we believe entrepreneurship can be part of the solution.

We support young people aged 18 to 30 from underserved backgrounds to see business ownership as a genuine, sustainable path towards a better future not just a fallback, but a real career choice with real potential.

We help turn that potential into progress by providing affordable workspaces, hands-on skills training, expert mentorship, funding and the wider support young entrepreneurs need to start and grow a business.

We channel our resources into communities facing the greatest challenges, ensuring every young person regardless of background has an equal chance to build something of their own.

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Launch It has catapulted me into a position and mindset that I was miles away from prior to the starting programme. This programme has given me the resources and the confidence to bring my passion of social enterprise to life. I am extremely grateful.

- Alex Sodimu

Founder, Scondy's Desserts

Explore the Launch It

Enterprise Centres

Avail affordable workspaces & support. These business & community hubs are home to aspiring young superstars.

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Mentor a Young Entrepreneur

Help Launch Iteers grow & elevate their businesses by becoming a mentor or as we say, a ROCKETLAUNCHER!

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Start or Grow a Business

Aged 18-30 years and have a dream business you've been wanting to start? Got a start-up needing a bit of boost? Launch it.

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Become a Launch It Partner

Join forces with us in shaping the future of entrepreneurship through partnerships tailored to your organisation's needs.

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Launch It matters because the challenges facing young people today are real and sadly, growing. Right now in the UK, over a million young people are out of work, education or training, and social mobility remains one of the biggest barriers to opportunity. Where you come from still too often determines where you end up, and that’s something we have to change. That’s why I believe so strongly in Launch It. We don’t just support businesses, we unlock potential.

- Amber Wright

CEO, Launch It

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MEET THE

LAUNCH ITEERS

Get to know some of the inspiring young entrepreneurs we've supported -- from breaking down barriers to building thriving, sustainable businesses in their communities.

Level Up: Changing Lives through Enterprise

This report follows the fortunes of young entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds, with fascinating findings & demonstrating how entrepreneurship impacts equality, social mobility and the earning potential of young people

25+ Years of Supporting Young People Launch It

Over 12,000 young people we've supported have gone on to start their own business. In a recent social value report for one of our centres, every £1 invested in Launch It generated £6.75 in social value — proof that investing in young entrepreneurs delivers real, measurable impact for communities.

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