With Bellerbys’ new extra curricular business programme up and running, we’re able to bring you blogs from two students taking part in the Dragons’ Den-style project.
Aishwarya Palaniappan (seen here 4th from left) is representing the group Tutor Heaven and Denis Chernov (6th from right) is a member of The Soup Team.
Denis Chernov
"This is my first club, which I have found very interesting. I really like it and I think that this experience will help me when I start studying at university and start working. It has already helped me to improve my presentation skills.
When I heard that we would present our business idea at the Saïd Business School, Oxford University, I was really interested because I really wanted to know more about the school. The MBA mentors there were really friendly people. When I talked with them at the OBX Marketplace event, I saw that they were interested to help us improve our
business idea and they listened to us very carefully.
The MBA mentors, who will now be working with us following this event, are very important. I think that they will help me to understand basic concepts of business, which will help me in the future."
Aishwarya Palaniappan
"On the 3rd of November, we walked into Said Business School with our hearts in our mouths and full of enthusiasm. We were a ball of nerves, experiencing a cocktail of emotions like excitement, dread and happiness.
The room had an air of sophistication. Upon walking into the Conference room, we were immediately told to pick a table and set it up as we wished. Everyone was moving chairs and tables, fussing with their appearance and rehearsing their
speeches.
Within minutes, the MBA mentors started making their rounds. They seemed attentive, curious and interested in what everyone had to propose. When the first mentor made his way to our side of the room, we jumped at the chance to
impress him; two of us ready with our laptops, the others briefing him on our business idea and answering questions. Overall, he looked very pleased and impressed with our group.
As a group, we worked well together, easily dividing up our roles and executing them. Some of us worked on research for our business proposal, some worked on the PowerPoint presentation and once we finalized and perfected our business plan, we came together to rehearse our oral presentation. It took a few nights of hard work, but it
was definitely worth it in the end.
This opportunity to work on a business idea in a group and present it to professionals has really inspired us. It made us feel like we were doing something of value, which made our teacher Zelga, our school and most importantly ourselves proud.
It was a whole lot of fun, especially coordinating our outfits to look professional on the day of the presentation. Thankfully, all our hard work paid off. Our love for business is at an all time high now!"
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