miniEnterprize Conference 2010
Nov 27th, 2010 by elichan
Last year, I was part of the organizing committee of the first ever miniEnterprize.
Today, on a rainy Saturday morning, I drove up to UBC to support the miniEnterprize Committee of 2010 with their entrepreneurship conference. Though I had to leave early, I must admit that they have done an excellent job with organizing the conference this year.
With over 200 high school delegates and participants, the miniEnterprize Youth Entrepreneurship Conference, which is also made up of high school students, hoped to reach out to their peers in regards to the ways for reaching success in the business world through entrepreneurship.
Throughout the conference were three keynote speakers, one of whom is our very own Jeff Kroeker to discuss the advantages and benefits of entering The Sauder School of Business, as well as informative workshops featuring local entrepreneurs to talk about their own stories about the success of their businesses.
One of the key aspects of the entire conference was the innovative challenge for the delegates. This was executed through the assignment of groups of 6, and each group was to create an unique company to answer a particular issue (for this year was sustainability) and they must give a two-minute pitch to a selected panel of judges.
Overall, not only did miniEnterprize reach their goal in informing pre-university students more about the business world and entrepreneurial ways to succeed, but they also introduced the numerous opportunities that could be pursued through entering the opening doors of Sauder. This of course is a compelling motivation for them to do well in the respective high school marks and on their supplementary applications. 🙂
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