Ways2Raise
Join through your trip
A group of teenagers looking out over a coastline at sunset
Raising money. Building your future.

Turn Today’s Target into Tomorrow’s Possibilities.

Crush your trip target while building the confidence,creativity, and skills to fuel your future ambitions.

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✓ Free for every family ✓ Built with parents alongside you ✓ No need to know everything today

Features

Big target. Clear next move.

You are not joining another course or being handed a huge checklist. Ways2Raise quietly walks you through the useful bits—then lets you get on with the exciting stuff.

↗The LaunchpadStep-by-step guidance to set up your own web page, email, and launch plan.
✦Your AI CopilotWe’ll introduce you to safe AI tools to help you on every step of your journey.
£The Live DashboardTrack money in and money out, and see every pound moving you closer to takeoff.

The Ways2Raise Way

From Target to Takeoff. 🛫

A trip target is not just a scary number. It is your chance to try ideas, build something of your own, make a bit of noise about it and see what you are capable of.

✦Think “next easy move,” not “everything at once.” We help you set up the foundations, get a few ideas going and build momentum from there.
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Set Up Your BaseCreate your page, template emails, and starting plan to make the project feel real.
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Pick Ideas You LikeChoose from over 200 ideas that fit your unique time, skills and confidence.
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Move Your First £500Launch a few simple ideas at once so you never have to rely on just one thing.
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Build Your Mini-VenturesLearn to use AI tools to develop your ideas, improve your work, share it and keep the momentum going.
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TakeoffHit your target and look back at the incredible real-world skills you built along the way.
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A proper place to build from

Inside Ways2Raise.

Your own space for the practical bits, the fun ideas and the moments when you need a hand. Pick what you need today. The rest can wait.

Swipe to explore Take a look at the tools and support you can use whenever you need them.

Screenshot of the Ways2Raise Teen Raising App account dashboard
Your calm starting place

My Account

Your target, your next actions and everything personal to your journey—all in one clear place.

Start building →
Example Ways2Raise public journey webpage
Make it yours

Set up your big idea

Build the webpage and simple business basics that help people understand what you are working towards.

See the foundation →
Screenshot of the Ways2Raise Parent Lounge support dashboard
Bring your grown-up along

The Parent Lounge

Private, PIN-protected guidance and support for the adults helping you make the trip happen.

See parent support →
Example of a Ways2Raise money tracker
Every step counts

Watch your total grow

See what has come in, what has gone out, how long you have left and your next manageable target.

Meet the tracker →
Young person with a dog-biscuit business idea
Find your thing

Get your first ideas moving

Choose five—or go for all ten—starter ideas that do not need money up front. Then take them one easy action at a time.

Explore the guides →
Your AI starter guide
Tell me about a business idea you would actually enjoy.
I like baking and dogs. What could I try?
A new kind of help

Stuck? Meet your AI helper

Learn simple prompts that help you turn an idea into a plan, write a message or make something better—without needing to be an expert.

See what you can learn →
Example Ways2Raise practical tools and creative resources
Make it look great

Tools that help you do it

Posters, plans, words, event bits and simple guides—ready when your idea needs a bit of polish.

Open the toolkit →
Example Ways2Raise grants and support resources
Extra support exists

Find grants and support

Look beyond friends and family for possible grants, sponsorship and support that could help your journey.

Find extra support →

For the grown-ups beside them

More than a trip. A confidence story.

You do not have to be an expert or take over. We give your young person a clear route and give you the reassurance, practical help and private support space to be beside them.

  • Clear planLess “where do we begin?” More one practical next move.
  • Real skillsThey practise ideas, communication, money habits and responsible AI use while doing something meaningful.
  • Private supportThe Parent Lounge keeps parent-only guidance in the right place.
  • Progress you can seeA visible target means effort can be celebrated—not just the final number.

A quiet extra route

One quiet money-maker to set up first.

easyfundraising can help a family’s everyday online shopping add to the trip fund at no extra cost to them.

Read the easyfundraising guide →

Keep the good bits coming

Raising Business Guides.

See the full ideas library →
Small business products arranged on a table
Start something

Find an idea that feels like you

From useful local services to little online ventures, find a starting point you would actually enjoy.

Online shopping and money saving imagery
Smart support

Make the easy wins work harder

Simple ways to add support alongside the effort you are already putting in.

Young person preparing sponsorship information
Tell your story

Help people get behind your goal

Make your message clear, share what you are working towards and build support with confidence.

Ready when your trip is

Your big target is not the end of the story. It is where yours starts.

Bring your ambition. We will help with the next easy move, then the one after that.

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