Today the high school students on the entrepreneur program in Ulricehamn are showing off their businesses for the first time this school year. In September they started their businesses in small groups and today the first competition round takes place. They will be judged by a panel of business people on their annual reports, marketing, sales strategy, company presentation, product and/or service. In March they will compete on the semi- regional level and the winners in each category will continue to the regional level followed by the national and European level. During one year they start up and run a business and this American based idea is this year including more than 3,1 million students only across Europe. Schools all over Europe help students to start up student companies and Ulricehamn has a strong winning tradition in this field. In the last 10 years we have been among the best 5 in Sweden every year and two years ago Bolsa from Ulricehamn even one a category on the European level.
Two years ago I helped out as a jury member locally and was seriously impressed by the achievements of the student. This year I had a role as adviser for a student company called Decor.Decor is a company focusing on interior design using sheet metal to create a multifunctional plate, tray or table. It has been fun to be apart of a group of students fighting real hard to go from 6 different ideas to production, making a business plan, creating a selling stand, learning to sell their product etc. How many companies go from idea, production and sales in 4 months?
Now I cross my fingers that they will get credited by the jury this afternoon. To me they are already winners but naturally I think they deserve to win at least best stand at the exhibition!
PS: They did win best stand and were nominated for best business. Well done!!!
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