Te Aratai students experience success in Young Enterprise Scheme.

This year we have 10 teams from two Year 13 business classes competing in the Young Enterprise Scheme, a competition where students learn key business skills and compete against schools nationally by setting up their own businesses.

We have teams that are producing and selling:

1. Filipino “T” shirts to revive their ancient language

2. Candy Boxes from around the world

3. Soa Mai, a Filipino delicacy

4. Organic Lip Balm

5. Recycled Jewellery and Clothing

6. Māori design Hoodies

7. Filipino Foods

8. Candy bags to raise money for charity

9. Fizzy dish bombs (for washing dishes in the sink)

10. “Mindian” street food

The students set up and run their businesses with support from mentors and need to run their businesses outside of school as well as inside. A key part of the course is presenting their ideas and plans in a Dragons’ Den format to judges from the business community at ARA.

Two of our teams from Te Aratai have done exceptionally well. Of over 100 teams participating in Canterbury, they are in the top 10.

pHyzi one of the teams who have designed, promoted and sold dishwashing bombs to be used in your sink, recently featured across national newspapers attracting the attention of established business owners and local politicians.

Cheeky Grill is the other team that did exceptionally well. Cheeky Grill sells “Mindian” food a cross between Indian and Mexican Food. They have been selling regularly at Mt. Pleasant Food Truck Market on Sunday evenings. Each time selling out. 

Cheeky Grill is made up of: Azkiya Mohammed, Ashlyn Reddy, Nitin Raturi, Dipshay Prasad and Lupe Mahoni.