The auditorium was packed with students, parents and friends as Young Enterprise teams from 20 south east Auckland colleges launched their wares.
About 50 different vibrant and colourful stalls were set up in the auditorium offering a wide range of products from homeware, to gardening equipment, educational toys and food, to social and charitable appeals.
Excited students used a range of selling approaches to gather potential customers to their tables. The originality of ideas and design of packaging immediately caught the eye. The quality of the finished articles was first class and represented good value for money.
It was a great opportunity for these budding entrepreneurs to interact with a wide audience as they took their first steps into the reality of the business world.