On Friday March 4th 2016, St. Maarten Academy P.S.V.E held its 2nd annual Business Fair. The day was buzzing with activities as the students displayed various products that they’ve made. This initiative was conducted by the Business Department of the school. The sole purpose of the fair was to get students fully involved in exploring their creativity through invention. The day was broken down into three segments.
An Administration and Commerce & Economics Competition amongst classes; one student per class represented their group in this educational competition.
Following the competition is the “PIF” Pitch it forward. The purpose of “PIF” is to turn student’s invention ideas into a final product and to challenge them to use their natural, God given talent as a means of gaining a competitive edge in society. This project encouraged students to think outside the box and gave them that drive to own and operate their own business. It also led to greater understanding of many aspects of the topic and caused output per person to increase. Students pitched their ideas forward to a group of investors and were judged based on their creativity, ability to market and cause persons to invest, the product itself amongst others.
Some of the business that were created are as follows:
Munchies: snacks
Queens of the court: basketball bags
EzGo: hair brushes
Cake boomers: cupcakes
Slim Jet: School Jackets
Unlimited Fashion: jewelry and clothes design
Heavenly hair: natural hair products
Shut up and kiss me: cosmetics
LWCA Restaurant
Sophisticated Cheers: natural products for face
The school wishes to thank its sponsors who played an active role in ensuring the event runs smoothly: (GEBE, Harbor group of Companies, Family Bookstore, Cake house, Office World)