English and Humanities

Business Management

From preserved roses to dainty jewellery to crystals, Market Week had all that the student body could have dreamed. Two eager Business Management classes formed 14 'businesses' to participate in ‘Market Week’ from the 3rd to the 7th of May. Different businesses put the concepts that made up a successful business learnt in class to the test, through curating their own products and selling them to our fellow Killester students and staff.

Spending the week planning and selling, we soon learned that operating a business wasn’t as easy as initially thought to be. However, as the week progressed, businesses were determined to persevere and make the most out of this hands-on experience. With a pledge of 40% of profits going to a charity to be voted upon this week, it was a prime motivator for us. This opportunity enabled students to understand the significance of teamwork and communication in a business. Some groups encountered roadblocks along the way, such as difficulties in delivery, finances or selling. However, groups did not see this as a deterrent, but a lesson to learn from.

Being a group ourselves that went by the business name ‘Crystallise’, our thoughts going into the process were that the task appeared somewhat daunting at first. Though, when Market Week came around, our doubts were washed away as we found our consumers thoroughly expressed a great interest in our products, eventually selling out by the end of the week. We felt overwhelmed by the response we received from our numerous customers on the first day - a feeling probably shared by many of the other businesses, judging from the crowds. Seeing the joy from students and teachers that bought the many products business management students had on offer granted the utmost satisfaction to each of us.

We would like to express our greatest gratitude to Ms Pham for exposing us to the exhilarating world of business through organising this enthralling Market Week for us and the Killester community to experience.

Keisha Huynh, Annie Davies and Sienna Magagna

Year 11 Business Management