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what they said...

Participating in competitions, let alone four in a year is out of my Overall, I think this experience is something Business oriented
comfort zone, regardless, I’m grateful to Mr. Edward and my team for students should experience at least once; after all, the worst

encouraging me to participate in the business plan competitions. thing that could happen is not winning. From this competition,
Although at rst, I joined this competition with not many expectations I learned to write a business plan, test out start-up ideas and
so I was quite surprised we did well, placing third runner-up (PrasMul improve my teamwork skills.
Business Plan Competition), and second place (Street Smart Society

Business Case Competition). As for the other two competitions, we did
not receive any recognition, however, we do plan to take the business I've always considered myself as an average student who absolutely
idea we developed for the UWA Competition and implement it at hated everything about public speaking, so never in my life would I have
Spring eld School hopefully sometime next academic year. thought that I'd be joining 4 di erent business competitions that would

require me to present a brand new business idea to numerous people.
After seeing how long we’ve come from the very rst competition, I The rst competition I joined, I had no expectations or much of an idea
would like to say that joining these competitions may be tiresome and of what I really was doing, yet I pushed through with the help of Mr.
stressful, however, the knowledge and experiences I’ve gained from it Edward and my two fellow teammates. Not having many expectations

might just be unmatched. I learned how to draw up a business plan, coming into the competitions, we managed to place 4th and 2nd in our
which is quite an important tool in any business, as well as the chance to rst two competitions, and even had the chance to be interviewed for
improve my teamwork skills, and also gaining important feedback from an online news outlet. From the other two competitions, we didn't win
the judges regarding our idea, as well as from Mr. Edward throughout anything, but we're planning to actively implement and develop the

the entire process. business idea in the future.

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The thing about these competitions is that it's a whole di erent

In the past six months, I was lucky enough to be given the opportunity perspective of the learning we experience from school and whatever

to join not one but four business competitions. I was never the type to xed syllabus we're learning from. These competitions allowed us to put
enter any competitions, especially academic competitions, so this was what I've learnt in the past year of the Business subject into reality.
de nitely out of my comfort zone. At rst, I was only joining purely just Rather than the boring case studies we're forced to do, we're coming up
for fun and to enhance my university applications. However, as time with our own business ideas, and solving problems as they come up.

passed by, I learned new knowledge and experiences that I couldn’t Not only did these competitions expand my business planning
have learned only from the textbook. From each competition I joined, knowledge, problem solving and critical thinking skills, but what I'd
argue was the most important thing I learnt is the con dence for public
I was able to gain something new. From the PrasMul Business Plan
Competition, I was able to test out a business idea I had in mind for quite speaking that will de nitely be useful for me in the future.

some time. From the Street Smart Society Business Case Competition,
I was able to experience getting interviewed by the media for an online
magazine article. And from the ANU and UWA Business Competitions,
I was able to gain feedback and improve on the business idea that my

team and I are planning on implementing at Spring eld.