Publication: Berita Harlan Date: 31 May 2005 Headline: Seminar increases participant's knowledge

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SMU Publication: Berita Harian Date: 31 May 2005 Head line: Seminar increases participant's knowledge

Seminar increases participant's knowledge To help manage stores during competition

Shoes as a business product. 5 dollars as a business capital.

It was lively when 120 students became 'entrepreneursJ and held company shares.

They are the participants who will become young entrepreneurs in the Youth Entrepreneurs Competition (Yescom) on the 2nd of July, organised by Malay Entrepreneurs Association (Kesuma) and Ekoniaga, Berita Harian.

These participants attended a one-day seminar held last Saturday at the Singapore Press Holdings (SP H) building specially organized to increase their expertise to manage their own stores for the competition.

In the seminar, each group of students was asked to contribute $5 along with 3 shoes as a 'deposit' to ensure that they participated actively in the seminar.

That was one of the many entrepreneurial games that was conducted in a fun and entertaining manner by five students from SMU Ventures, who are mentors to the participants.

SMU Ventures, an entrepreneurial club from the Singapore Management University (SMU), is led by its president, Mr Shashank Nigam.

Mr Suhaimi Lazim, a lawyer, stressed the importance of understanding their responsibilities as entrepreneurs to the customers.

The students, from 20 schools, madrasahs and youth organizations, will sell their products at the open field between the Central Provident Fund (CPF) building and Tam pines MRT station in July.

A participant, Faaris Amir, student of Madrasah Nur Insan, Sembawang Islamic Community Welfare Organisation, said that he learnt many new tips from the seminar.

"As the leader, the seminar inspired me to compete to ensure that our products and services for the competition will attract more customersJ' he told Ekoniaga.

Abdul Nasir Habib Nooh, a student at Bedok Town Secondary School, said that the shoe game and other games that were introduced "did not just test their business knowledge, but also taught them the importance of teamwork and to think positively in order to succeed".