Sherry Coutu set up Founders4Schools (F4S) in 2012. F4S stems
from a series of events staged by Silicon Valley Comes to the UK,
in which entrepreneurs talked with university students to inspire
them to think about starting their own businesses. F4S quickly
realised that, to really have an impact, it would have to start
earlier and shifted its focus to schools.
How does F4S work?
F4S brings students into contact with job creators by helping
teachers invite founders of successful businesses into the
classroom. Teachers can enter their school postcode and through
partnerships with LinkedIn and DueDil, F4S delivers search results
of founders in a 20-mile radius with a minimum turnover of
£1m and positive year-on-year growth. Teachers can view
profiles of these founders and select those they would like to
invite. The service sends invitations directly to founders and
monitors and manages these invitations. F4S alerts teachers by
email when founders are confirmed for
