About the CPA Australia Plan Your Own Enterprise Competition
Now open for entries for 2010!
Secondary school students can gain an in-depth appreciation of the business world and its operations through the CPA Australia Plan Your Own Enterprise (PYOE) competition.
The competition requires students to submit a business plan of up to 3000 words with their creative idea for a small business.
You can view further details for 2010 by viewing the brochure here. Note; there is no Division Three in 2010.
Like some hints?
- Bigger isn't better; small business concepts are preferable
- Keep it simple; don't get lost in the details; it's an overview!
- Be clear and concise
Prizes are awarded on a national level as well as State level. Details about the national competition can be found on CPA Australia's website.
Victorian State winners 2009 CPA Australia Plan Your Own Enterprise Competition
What a wonderful array of entries we received for this competition in 2009. Thank you to the teachers and students who submitted such fabulous business plans.
The winners for Victoria are:
[Photo: The winning students.]
Division One
1st: Felicity Gamble, Ballarat Grammar School
2nd: Daniel Scarfo, Sale Catholic College
3rd: Thomas Close, Ballarat Grammar School
4th: Bethany Porter, Girton Grammar School
All students received cash prizes courtesy of CPA Australia. Felicity also receives an all expenses paid trip to Brisbane where she participated in the national judging where the winner received a trip to China and $1000 cash.
Felicity's school received a QuickBooks package from Reckon and a book voucher for $1000 from Macmillan publishing.
Division Two (aged 16 at the start of this year)
Jennifer Mak, Presbyterian Ladies College
Jennifer received a cash prize courtesy of CPA Australia and her business plan proceeded to the national final.
Division Three (team entries)
Equal first place:
Denika Barnes and Amy Thomson, Ballarat Grammar School; and
Nick Hynes and Jordon Lett, Ballarat Grammar School
All students received a cash prize courtesy of CPA Australia and their business plans proceeded to the national final. And Denika and Amy won!
Things for teachers to note
It is evident that students put an extensive amount of work into their business plans and in 2009 the judges commended all entrants and their teachers. The entries which stood out were those that addressed all competition criteria.
Thank you
VCTA thanks all students and teachers for their support. Thanks go also to the competition Victorian partners CPA Australia, Reckon and Macmillan Publishing whose recognition of supporting such events is very much appreciated by VCTA. And thank you also to our Victorian judges whose expertise is invaluable.
