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PREPARE AWARE

We are Prepare Aware a Mini Company from the Royal School We tried to advertise our
Cavan. We created a Learner Driver Pack which contains packs to local teenagers by
everything you need to apply for your driving test including creating a Facebook page
one free driving lesson with Virginia School of Motoring. to advertise our product.
We came up with the idea for our Mini Company while we This generated interest
were brainstorming ideas in the business room. Our group and awareness about our
then came together as we all had a common interest in product. We also attended
learning how to drive. The members of our group were: a Christmas Craft Fair in the Backyard where we sold some
Michael McKeown Boyle (manger), Adam Dunne (finance of our packs.
and purchasing), Christopher Elliott (production), and We also attended the young enterprise competition in the
Joseph Gaffney (technology). Slieve Russell Hotel in Ballyconnell, where we finished third
In order to compile our packs we researched what you need in all of County Cavan.
in order to apply for your driving test. We then went into Being part of a Mini Company helped us to learn how to work
the NDLS and got the appropriate forms from them. We better as a team and how much work it takes to successfully
contacted the local driving instructors to see if they would sell and market a product.
be interested in giving us a discount on lessons in return for We would like to thank Mr. Robertson and Mr. Patterson for
advertisement in our pack. Many instructors responded to their help and input throughout the year, without whom
us, however Virginia School of Motoring responded to us our Mini Company
with the best deal and so we chose to go with them as they would not have been
were offering us a free driving lesson for each pack and also so successful.
they are situated locally which would make our pack more
attractive for our target market.
Our technology director created
a website which allows people
to see a list of local driving
instructors and designed our
logo.
We compiled all of the forms,
the free driving lesson and L &
N plates into one convenient
pack. Our pack also provides
information on the steps which
you have to take in order to get
your license.

REVIVE TEAM

Our Mini-Company aims to provide luxury handmade bath Rebecca Byers - Sales,
bombs made of all natural ingredients that help soothe Conor Tobin - Finance.
and heal a sports injury. We started our Mini Company We were helped by our
in September and progressed and developed our ideas teacher Mr Robertson
throughout the year. to further our idea and
Our Mini Company is made up of four transition year students, get our product into production. We spent both of our
James O’Reilly - General Manager, Holly Cunningham - Sales, Mini Company classes each week making our products or
designing the packaging for the products.
We provide a product that can help make the healing of
an injury less painful and shorten recovery time. The use
of Epsom’s salts in our bath bombs help relax and soothe
muscles. Another ingredient in our bath bombs is citric acid;
this is an organic acid that has been used for more than 100
years as a preservative or an emulsifying agent. We use it in
our bath bombs because it also acts as a natural exfoliator,
enhancing skin cell turnover and ultimately making skin
softer.
Our product is designed to be used by both men and
women. We decided to package our products in a relatively

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