Sixteen secondary level schools met to exchange business experience and ideas at Vetrina Scoops 2007. Students from state, church and private schools took the opportunity to network, learn from each other and come up with innovative ideas for their school cooperatives. Scoops, sponsored by HSBC Cares For Children Fund, is a Cooperatives Board project.

The guiding theme for students during this event was "Scoops fuels the entrepreneurial engine in secondary school students". Students worked in groups of three schools each and together as a team analysed a specific topic related to business and cooperatives.

Some of the themes discussed were "Cooperatives are just and fair", "Teenage Entrepreneurs: Could I be young and successful?" "Cooperatives create jobs" and "You're the Boss!" Every group then came up with a visual representation of their discussion. This took the form of a banner which students then presented and described to the guests later on during the event.

The entrepreneurial spirit of the students was also well evidenced by the catering service provided for the event by Scoop members from Vincenzo Borg Brared Secondary School, who provided healthy snacks for all guests, which went down very well.

Distinguished guests at the event included Education Minister Louis Galea, Parliamentary Secretary for Small Businesses Edwin Vassallo, Opposition Spokesman for Cooperatives Joe Abela and Opposition spokesman for Education Carmelo Abela.

Vetrina Scoops took place on January 19 at the Reggie Miller Foundation, Workers Memorial Building, Valletta. The Scoops event sponsor is the Central Cooperatives Fund. The official Scoops website is sponsored by Keyworld.