The Junior Achievement Young Enterprise Malta Foundation held the annual HSBC Company Programme finals. This year’s coveted title of Company of the Year went to Starling, a team from St Aloysius College, who will be representing Malta in the European finals in Lucerne, Switzerland in July.

Starling will be competing with a product called ‘Innovase’, which completely redesigns the concept of a vase or pot by making use of recycled wine bottles.

Fourteen teams from De La Salle College, G. F. Abela Junior College, Giovanni Curmi Higher Secondary School, Mcast Institute of Business and Commerce, St Aloysius College, St Martin’s College and Verdala International School participated. These were APPlause, Blurred, Bubble, Eight, Elevate, Gear, LiNKD, Mavericks, Renascido, Spark’d, Starling, TravelX, Troupe and Unity.

Teams also vied for nine signature awards: Best Business Plan Award supported by Deloitte – won by Mavericks, St Martin’s College; Best Implementation of Marketing and Sales Strategies Award, supported by CIM – won by Starling, St Aloysius College; Best HR and Operations Award, supported by Farsons – won by Spark’d, St Aloysius College; Social Enterprise Award, supported by Microsoft – won by Elevate, St Aloysius College; Best Presented Financial Statements Award, supported by Deloitte – won by Unity, St Aloysius College; Adpro Award for Best Quality System, supported by Adpro Instruments Ltd – won by Bubble, Giovanni Curmi Higher Secondary School; Best Presentation and Use of Communication Platforms, supported by MCA – won by Eight, St Aloysius College; and the Philip Bonnet Award for Perseverance, won by Renascido, St Aloysius College.

Deloitte also gave the opportunity to two students to work on a summer internship: Aleandra Muscat and Filippo Vassallo Kirpalani from St Aloysius College.

Emidio Friggieri was also recognised with the John Harper Award by the chairman and board members for continuous commitment and contribution towards the organisation.

For more information, e-mail info@youngenterprise.org.mt or call 2124 4991.

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