Business brains compete for enterprise crown

Budding Sixth Form entrepreneurs pitched their eco-friendly business plans to a panel of expert judges in a bid to win the RGS Business Enterprise Challenge 2007. The judging panel was headed by Creative Director of Nickelodeon UK, Peter Drake, who returned to his old school to take the measure of the students’ business ambitions.

Now an annual contest for A Level students, the RGS Business Challenge begun in the summer with participating teams challenged to produce and present business plans detailing the launch of an environmentally themed service or product. The competing teams put their ideas to the test with a day spent undertaking market research in the City of London before returning to school to present their plans.

The winning team, Greenhouse, was crowned champion of the contest after impressing the judges with an energy efficiency consultation service for homes. In addition to the best business idea, the winning students also picked up points for their research, presentation skills and performance in a challenging question and answer session, likened to BBC Television’s Dragons’ Den series.

September 07