Entrepreneurial skills showcased at Grade 12 McEwen Fair

Grade 12 students presented pitches and tended display booths featuring their entrepreneurial venture ideas to staff and students during Monday’s McEwen Entrepreneurship Fair in Staunton Gallery.

The event serves as a culminating task for a large project-based learning initiative in which the students explore the driving question: What good or service should be introduced to the marketplace to fill a gap and create consumer demand?

The business plans included information regarding the venture’s marketing strategy, financial projections, operating strategy, and resource management. The event was a huge success, with students and staff jockeying to hear the various pitches, which featured several unique and feasible venture plan ideas.

The McEwen students also pitched their business plans to a panel of guest judges. Here are the award winners:

Judges’ Choice Awards – Group A
Best Overall Business Plan: Vestium – Ethan Fleming, Liam Milenov, Miraj Siddiqui
Best Presentation Pitch: Vestium – Ethan Fleming, Liam Milenov, Miraj Siddiqui
Best Display Booth: Smart Park – Rhys Burge, Kishon Kengatharan, Christian Moretto
Most Feasible Business Plan: Safe Haven – Mateo Alava-Falzone, Ben Fitzpatrick, Jeremy Lewis
Most Creative/Innovative Business Plan: Mind Over Muscle – Milan Agasi-Eldi, Hank Heider

Judges’ Choice Awards – Group B
Best Overall Business Plan: VirtuAssist – Duncan McDonell, Chris Stewart, Noah Studin
Best Presentation Pitch – LifeLine Capital – Callum Cave, Jacob Kirchmair, Nathan Villamere
Best Display Booth: VirtuAssist – Duncan McDonell, Chris Stewart, Noah Studin
Most Feasible Business Plan: RacQ – Soham Ajmera, Adonis Pagiamtzis, Ethan Pettinelli
Most Creative/Innovative Business Plan: LifeLine Capital – Callum Cave, Jacob Kirchmair, Nathan Villamere