A group of senior students from Sacred Heart Canossian College took their skills from the classroom to the boardroom. They proved they have what it takes in the small business world.
The students joined the Junior Achievement (JA) Company Programme in September last year and won first place in the Best Product category in the programme's trade fair.
Along the way they learned many practical and corporate skills.
The project's goal was for each group to build a business from the ground up. To do this they had to raise HK$5,000 as capital, write a business plan, develop a product from scratch and market it to the public to make a profit.
The Sacred Heart students decided on a notebook product called 'Switch On' to promote green living. They designed three notebooks with LED lights on the covers and containing short 'green' messages throughout.
'We want people to 'switch on' their green ideas when they use our notebooks,' said Form Six student Agnes Ho Hiu-yan, chief executive of the 25-member company.
Agnes said the team chose LED lights because they were more energy-saving and sustainable than traditional light bulbs.