For its seventh edition, the Mini-enterprise Festival of the Entreprendre pour Learning association put in competition, April 30, 39 projects. At the rate of 15 young people per team, it’s in front of a packed room, at Moca de Montgaillard, that the awards ceremony took place in a supercharged atmosphere.
Rock music in the background, host and presenter on stage, an exemplary sponsor in the person of Dany Leveneur, founder of LM Fruits and Vegetables. A front row bringing together the many supporters of the festival, business leaders, representatives of institutions as diverse as France Travail, Medef Réunion, the RSMAR, the academy of La Réunion, the Réunion region, etc. Everyone got up, the hundreds of young people who were supervised by their teachers, to applaud, not only the winning teams which followed one another on stage, but all participants in the 2024 Mini-Business Festival. It was a real show that we attended during the awards ceremony of this festival organized by Entreprendre pour savoir Réunion, association chaired by Shenaz Zadvat. Undertaking to Learn Réunion is an organization dedicated to the entrepreneurial education of young people from Réunion. It aims to encourage entrepreneurship and develop entrepreneurial skills among young people.. In his inaugural address, Shenaz Zadvat underlined the purpose of the approach : “Support our young people and help them chart their paths and illuminate their path in life. » “My advice : dare, dare, dare ! », said Dany Leveneur to the young people who cheered him. Senator Évelyne Corbière Nazimo rightly celebrated “a memorable moment”.
A jury bringing together the worlds of business and education
This year, more than a thousand students participated in the creation of around sixty mini-businesses, all presented with enthusiasm in front of a jury made up of business leaders and members of the world of education. These young mini-entrepreneurs competed to win eight prizes, among which were two new products this year : the price of schools (for the youngest) and the Défi Péï prize, rewarding the initiative that best responds to economic challenges, social and environmental issues of Reunion Island. April 30, 39 of these mini-companies were present at the show : 30 participated in the 2024 regional competition, while nine were from specific courses built with the three partners of the festival, BRED, Samsung and Fondation de France. BRED and Samsung mini-companies participated in a specific national-level competition. The middle and high school regional champions will defend the colors of Reunion at the national final of the Mini-Enterprises Festival, June 6 at the Charlety stadium in Paris.
AWARD-WINNING MINI-COMPANY
School prices : Knitting,
Tamarins primary school.
Middle school regional champion : Potag’in, Aimé-Césaire college.
Regional high school champion : Fruity Zest, Sarda-Garriga high school.
College Public Prize : The Wonders of the East, Guy-Môquet college.
High school public prize : Fruity Zen’s,
Pierre-Poivre high school.
CSR Award : Eizalas-Pal,
Auguste-Lacaussade college.
Creativity Prize : Porte’L,
Aimé-Césaire college.
Péï Challenge Prize : Bourbon Cosmetic,
Isnelle-Amelin high school.
