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Eric Bishyika

Youth Entrepreneur, Speaker & Founder of BIG

Eric Bishyika is a multi-award-winning entrepreneur and motivational speaker who has inspired over 30,000 young people across the UK through powerful school talks, workshops, and enterprise events.

Featured by BBC News, the Manchester Evening News, and the Oldham Chronicle, Eric’s journey from a council estate in Oldham to a successful business founder has captured national attention. Passionate about showing young people what’s possible regardless of background, Eric brings real-life experience, energy, and authenticity to every session.

He is the founder of the SET (Speak, Educate, Transform) Tour, a national school speaking campaign that motivates students to build confidence, explore entrepreneurship, and believe in their potential. Eric also leads the Business Incubator Group (BIG) — a start-up incubator helping young people from disadvantaged backgrounds turn their ideas into real businesses through mentorship, funding support, and skills training.

Eric has received multiple awards for his impact, including recognition from the Oldham Business Awards, the Norman Stoller Foundation, and O2 Think Big, among others. His story has been used as a case study by educators and enterprise programmes across the UK to demonstrate how early inspiration can change lives.

With topics ranging from overcoming adversity, mindset, self-worth, and resilience to entrepreneurship and creative careers, Eric’s talks leave students feeling seen, empowered, and ready to take action.

Testimonials from Teachers

"Eric was the guest speaker at our annual Further Education Awards ceremony where he delivered an uplifting speech to more than 100 award winners, their friends, families and College staff. He shared his story and the positive message of working hard to become a success and it was excellent to see Eric spend time with award winners who wanted to hear more from him on the night. Much like he wished our students the best, I'd like to wish Eric all the best in his future business endeavours too."

– Richard Gottfried, Marketing & Admissions Manager, Hopwood Hall College

“Year 10 students were fortunate to hear Eric’s story when he presented recently at The Radclyffe School. They were engaged by his clear journey from a young boy to the young entrepreneur he has become. One student commented to me afterwards that they one day wanted to run their own business as they had been so inspired by his speech. I think this is the biggest compliment to an external speaker that they have inspired others or that they changed the mind set of an individual.”

– Jackie O’Brien, Student Achievement Manager, The Radclyffe School

"Eric has delivered two assemblies at Newman College and both were highly successful. Eric shared his story, as a local student to where he is now and the students were all thoroughly engaged. I feel it has inspired our students to work harder in school and that their dreams can become a reality if they put their minds to it."

– Joanna Billington, Career Adviser, Newman College

"Eric is a hugely inspiring speaker who, on several occasions, has really engaged the students at North Chadderton. His story of success is one that teaches young people valuable lessons in resilience and making the most of every opportunity presented to them. Students can relate to Eric's story and he has offered significant support in aiding our students to realise their entrepreneurial ambitions."

– James Mannix, Assistant Head of Sixth Form, North Chadderton School

"Eric was brilliant on Friday with our students. They were engaged and responded well to him. They had lots of questions at the end and he did some really nice small group chats afterwards, which really struck a chore with some of our students. We would like to get Eric in again to maybe do some workshops or speak to a smaller group of students. I would definitely recommend Eric to other schools to help improve aspirations."

– Sarah Cavanagh, Associate Assistant Headteacher, E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy