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ENTREPRENEURIALISM
Freddie P, James H and Jasper R have
strategy was not only to make a pro昀椀t,
their sights set on becoming successful
but to ensure customer and employee
entrepreneurs after winning the virtual
satisfaction was high – an element
competition with their innovative travel
which was a large part of the way the
agency business.
competition was scored.”
Organised by REVAS Business Simulation
Talking about their reaction to winning,
Games and sponsored by Oxford
Jasper said: “We had been ranking
Business School, BOSS is a competition
highly and consistently throughout the
for UK schools to help students develop
competition, so we knew we could be in
business skills and get a taste of being
the running for a top spot, but it was too
an entrepreneur. A total of 69 teams
close to call towards the end. The 昀椀nal
consisting of 207 students from 56 UK
result showed that we won by 0.01 of
schools took part, but it was our incredible
a point di昀昀erence. We are all naturally
pupils with their ‘Castle Tours’ who took
competitive as aspiring business students,
昀椀rst prize.
but above all we were determined and
motivated to do well in such an important
national competition.”
As part of the competition, students
were tasked to manage and make
realistic business decisions for a virtual
Bill Bethell, teacher of Business and
travel agency for four weeks – elements
Economics at Framlingham College,
included choosing their product o昀昀erings,
said: “We are all incredibly proud and
hiring employees, making investments,
very happy for the boys’ well-deserved
advertising and pricing.
win. They all really engaged with the
competition and looked forward to
Talking about their business pitch,
every Monday when the results for each
Freddie said: “Our initial business idea
round and the national rankings were
was to create a high-quality product at
released. The team showcased strong
a premium price. Additionally, we also
organisational skills and had a clear
wanted to ensure that our employees
strategy and priorities, which really
were well paid, with positive team morale
helped when it came down to making
and excellent company facilities. Our
important business decisions together.
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