Acorn Aspirations - Expert Impact

Elena Sinel,

Acorn Aspirations

Met with Chloe Macintosh

Acorn Aspirations offers young people the opportunity to learn the skills they need to emerge as tech entrepreneurs and leaders.

We are an award-winning educational crowdfunding platform that nurtures an enterprising mindset in school children through innovative fundraising for social and business enterprises and support for young entrepreneurs in the form of interactive tutorials, entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship hands-on workshops and ongoing support in starting and running a business by matching school entrepreneurs with our Expert Mentors .

We aim to empower young people with enhanced choices and opportunities after leaving education, and enable them to make responsible and more informed choices in a variety of real-life settings by nurturing an enterprising mindset from as early as 5-years-old.

Acorn Aspirations is a one-stop-shop for school entrepreneurs keen to start their own enterprises, offering invaluable guidance, online tools and support to help build and nurture fledgling young enterprises.

Chloe Macintosh has been fantastic to speak to. Being a woman entrepreneur is incredibly challenging, particularly when you have a young family to raise as well, but despite all these challenges life throws at us, we women are still able to focus on what’s most important – the work and life balance.

Elena Sinel, Founder of Acorn Aspirations

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