Jeannette interviews Sarah Jones, the director of the Prince's Trust in Wales, serving as an introduction to the Prince's Trust and focussing on how they support young entrepreneurs. Sarah explains that the Prince's Trust is a youth charity founded in 1976 by King Charles III to help young people gain skills and find employment, and offering support in education, employment, and enterprise, with a particular emphasis on helping young people start their own businesses. The episode also highlights the experiences of two entrepreneurs who have benefited from the Prince's Trust.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
The Prince's Trust is a youth charity founded in 1976 by King Charles III to help young people gain skills and access education, employment, or start their own businesses.
The Prince's Trust offers a comprehensive enterprise program in Wales, supporting young people in setting up their own businesses regardless of their background or education level.
The organisation provides financial support through grants and loans, as well as mentorship and guidance from experienced professionals to help young entrepreneurs succeed.
The Prince's Trust aims to build confidence and resilience in young people, particularly those who may feel disconnected from the job market or have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Individuals and businesses can get involved with the Prince's Trust by reaching out directly through email or connections, offering time or financial support to help support the future generations of young people in Wales.
BEST MOMENTS
"We work with young people from the age of 11 to 30, so it's a really broad age range which always catches people by surprise."
"We offer things called Will It Work grants, which are small amounts of money where a young person might have a couple of business ideas or a business idea where they think, I don't know whether this would work."
"And it's so important to give back I think you know and I'm finding this when you get to a certain stage of your life… that's for sure."
"I was a beneficiary of the Prince's Trust myself… which is an absolute privilege."
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ABOUT THE GUEST
THE CHALLENGE WE FACE IN WALES
Wales continues to experience a variety of entrenched social and economic challenges. Workless households, significant health inequalities and high youth unemployment in some areas are the main issues that continue to prevail.
It’s widely recognised that growing up in poverty can have an unjust and detrimental impact on young people, placing barriers on future opportunities.
According to The Prince’s Trust annual Youth Index report (2022)
24% of young people in Wales agree they will never recover from the emotional impact of the pandemic
More than half (56%) of young people in Wales agree that the pandemic has left them feeling “burnt out” and
44% reveal that the pandemic has caused a long-term negative impact on their stress levels
While over half (55%) of Wales’ young people report experiencing a mental health problem
46% say the pandemic has made their mental health worse, and
28% of young people in Wales surveyed feel like they will fail in life
The Prince’s Trust Response
Today, The Prince’s Trust is one of the UK’s leading youth charities, founded by King Charles in 1976.
Our programmes have been developed in response to society’s changing needs, give young people the support they need to overcome hardship and lead full and successful lives.
Our plans in Wales will directly help to alleviate the issues this generation are experiencing. The rising cost-of-living is having a significant impact on unemployed young people supported by The Prince’s Trust.
The Prince’s Trust deliver a number of programmes for young people aged 11-30. The focus on Education, Employment and Enterprise. All of our programmes embed confidence and resilience building; to enable young people to enjoy long term positive outcomes.
Our gentle plea for support
We really need your help! If you would consider being a business mentor for young people at The Prince’s Trust, or want to support via your business or as an individual; we would be delighted to hear from you. You will be helping us to change the lives of young people for the better, and supporting young people into meaningful education and employment; with the confidence to know they can succeed. Let’s create brighter futures for young people in Wales, and inspire future generations to come.
hello@princes-trust.org.uk, or 020 7543 1384
NatWest has a long and proud history of supporting communities across the country and creating opportunities today to help others thrive tomorrow. We are proud to work side-by-side with The Prince’s Trust on its Enterprise programme. Over the past 20 years this partnership has supported tens of thousands of young people to turn their ideas into sustainable businesses. NatWest colleagues also take part in volunteering and fundraising; since 2019 The Prince’s Trust has welcomed more than 882 NatWest Group volunteers across 437 different sessions, supporting 3,372 young people.
We are committed to supporting entrepreneurs to start, scale and grow and offer a range of fully-funded support for businesses at every stage, including online learning with Business Builder, a six-month Accelerator programme for businesses with ambitions to expand, and Local Enterprise Managers who offer regular events and 1:1 support.
ABOUT THE HOST
Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 25 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development.
Jeannette is a down-to-earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams.
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