About SAGE UK
Empowering the Next Generation of Changemakers
For over two decades, SAGE has been at the forefront of youth entrepreneurship, transforming communities across the globe.
About SAGE UK
SAGE- an acronym for Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship. It is a nonprofit Organization initiated at the California State University Chico USA. It is currently operating in all the continents of the world.
It engages young people in a hands-on learning process on how to create wealth, help others and their communities.
Since the initiation of the SAGE Programme in 2002, it has shown that it is a potent model for educational reform, youth re-orientation, community service learning and youth employment generation. SAGE strategy is to prepare and empower youths through a youth entrepreneurship and community service programme, while simultaneously emphasizing the importance of financial literacy, ethical business practices, civic engagement and environmental awareness.
SAGE Vision
Creating better futures through social enterprises, socially responsible businesses and community service.
SAGE Mission
To help create the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders whose innovations and social enterprises address the major unmet needs of our global community.
What We Do
We Provide
Provide students with functional economic citizenship education to eliminate poverty, conflicts and massive youth unemployment.
We Build
Build a network of teachers, Community leaders, University mentors and volunteers that deliver potent hands-on entrepreneurship and community service education in schools and communities.
We Monitor
Monitor the progress of each team as teachers engage their students to complete business and community service projects.
We Prepare
Prepare ALL regional champions to participate at the yearly SAGE competitions May/June.
Core Activities
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Build and train a network of teachers, University students, community leaders and business leaders who serve as Advisors and Mentors to SAGE teams.
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Teens between the ages of 13-19 years are trained and galvanized to complete REAL PROJECTS
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Monitor the progress of each school/community as teachers, community leaders, mentors engage their students on a complete business and community service project.
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Prepare Teams to compete at the regional champions at the yearly National SAGE competitions May/June.
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Best Teams advance from the National tournament that climaxes to the SAGE World Cup
What Students Learn
After completing the program, students learn:
How to discover what they are good at doing and how to turn it into a socially responsible business idea.
How to write a business plan
How to raise funds to finance the business
How to invest this money to pay for the business's start-up costs
How to operate the business
The notion of risk and return
That ethical decisions are good decisions
That even though some businesses will be unsuccessful, this doesn't make the student a failure
Why paying taxes is essential to a well-functioning democracy
The importance of oral and written presentation skills to 'sell' the idea to prospective funders.
Leadership
Meet Our Team
Our passionate team of educators, entrepreneurs, and leaders work together to make SAGE's mission a reality in communities around the world.
Rob Best
Chief Executive Officer
Supporting SAGE Global since before our incorporation in 2002, Rob is now our CEO and is focused on guiding us toward being a world-leading example of inclusion, diversity and equality.
Carol Furtado
Chief Operating Officer
Since 2003 Carol has supported the SAGE Global team with attention to detail that has helped our organization achieve sustainable norms that continue to exceed expectations. Carol is responsible for global operations and ensuring that all of the systems, resources, and people are in place to achieve our goals.
Chinenye Udeh
Country Director
With 15 years of long-standing engagement with Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE) in Nigeria, Chinenye has contributed to building the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders and changemakers. Her work spans youth development, community service education, and tech-driven learning initiatives, blending visionary leadership with hands-on programme delivery.
Board Of Directors
James Chen
Director of Programs