GEP Practical entrepreneurial experience

Over the course of the school year, students created and managed their own real enterprise, learning how to bring a business idea from concept to reality, with the guidance and support of teachers and business mentors.

• Working in groups and under the guidance of teachers and business volunteers, they formed their own enterprise and discovered, first hand, how a company functions.
• As part of this programme they developed the ability to generate ideas and turn them into action.
• They learned how to work in a team, take initiative and accept responsibility.
• Students experienced what it means to manage a real enterprise and understood how economics and finance contribute to the project’s success.

Main Learning Outcomes of the Company Programme:

• Company structure and roles: I know how companies are structured;
• Idea generation and business opportunity: I know how to evaluate an idea and how to turn it into a business opportunity;
• Customer Focus: I understand why customer focus is important for an entrepreneur;
• Marketing Strategies: I can explain the concept of marketing and I know there are various marketing tactics techniques and resources;
• Business Plan: I am able to create a business plan;
• Design and Production: I am able to coordinate the production of a product or the implementation of a service;
• Sales strategies: I am able to identify effective sales strategies;
• Financial literacy: I understand the financial aspects of entrepreneurship and how a business generates profit;
• Presentation techniques and communication skills: I know how to present my idea.