We already know the name of the winners of the third edition of the Public School Entrepreneurship Forum organized by the Junior Achievement Foundation and the Madrid City Council through Madrid Emprende, and which was held this morning online.
50 students have participated in this forum whose objective is for students and teachers who have been trained in the Junior Achievement Foundation's "mini-business" entrepreneurship program to share their experiences. During the 2019-2020 academic year, more than 2,400 young people from Madrid have participated in this program, creating a total of 600 mini-businesses thanks to the mentoring of professional volunteers and the support of teachers. Of this total, 13 projects have been selected for their innovative nature and their viability to participate in the Third Edition of the Public School Entrepreneurship Forum.
Through a digital platform, the selected young people have defended their ideas and have answered the questions of the jury who, after watching the promotional videos that the students have created during the development of the program and analyzing their business plans, have interviewed them to find out more details about your entrepreneurial ideas to be able to select the winning team. The competition was inaugurated by Fernando Herrero Acebes, general director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Blanca Narváez, director of the Junior Achievement Foundation.
Two mini-companies have received the Third award. On the one hand, the mini-company Candel's from IES Grande Covián, an entrepreneurial idea that proposes the sale of non-toxic candles created with soy wax. On the other hand, the mini-company Parkspace from IES Las Musas, a mobile application that allows citizens to reserve a parking space in the city, reducing search time, and therefore, the pollution generated by vehicles. He second prize It has been for the mini-company Save & Shower from IES Gerardo Diego, whose objective is to promote the reduction of water and energy consumption through a shower controlled via mobile phone. He first prize It was for the mini-company Hairllar of the Claret School in Madrid, which proposes the creation of a hairnet adaptable to all types of brushes to achieve better hair care. This equipment has been recognized with the “School dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship in the classrooms 2020” award awarded by Madrid Emprende and that will give you the right to digital material for the classroom, delivered by Ángel Niño Quesada, councilor of the Delegated Area of Entrepreneurship, Employment and Innovation. In addition, this mini-company will participate in the Junior Achievement National Mini-Company Competition to be held on May 7, in which the team that will represent Spain in the European Competition that will take place in July will be announced.
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