Startup National Cup Championship 2023 was held in Kazakhstan

The wave of Startup National Cup Championships in different countries of the world under the auspices of the International Business Academy IBA Consortium & World Education, Science and Innovation Organization MiniBoss Business School International BigBoss Business School Global is starting.

The 5th Startup Championship was held in Kazakhstan under the leadership of Lilianna Kim.

#StartupNationalCup2023

Startup National Cup 2023 was held online in Ukraine

Intelligence and character rule the world!

Despite the war, studies continue and children develop!

The wave of National Youth Entrepreneurship Championships among student startups in different countries of the world under the auspices of the International Business Academy IBA Consortium & World Education, Science and Innovation Organization MiniBoss Business School International BigBoss Business School Global is starting.

We invite you to the main business event of the year - the 2023 National Youth Entrepreneurship Championship of Ukraine!

🕙 June 3

❗️At 7.30 London time

❗️At 8.30 European time

❗️ At 9.30 Kyiv time

🕓 We invite all jury members to INSTRUCTION!👩‍💻👨‍💻

The ceremonial opening of the Championship will take place

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At 8.00 London time

At 9.00 European time

At 10.00 Kyiv time

For the security of Championship participants and when logging into ZOOM, your account must be signed/renamed for the duration of this event as follows:

Member of the jury at the Championship:

1.0 Ivan Shevchenko

• Members of the jury go to the website of the Championship - section Members of the jury - below Connect in ZOOM

Even lower under the designation

MINIBOSS SIFE

🖥 Open the evaluation form 🖥

• When entering Zoom and throughout the duration of the Championship, the jury member's camera must be on and the microphone must be turned off, except when the jury member is asking questions of the teams after their presentation.

• A member of the jury can use the icon to ask a question

"Raised hand" and the moderator of the Championship will give the floor in order of priority.

• Please note that for the convenience of work during the Championship, jury members should have 2 gadgets (laptop and phone, tablet and laptop): on one of the gadgets the evaluation form is open, on the second - the online broadcast of the Championship.

• After the performance of the teams, within 1 minute, a member of the jury must fill in the evaluation form for that team.

See you at the National Championship of Ukraine 2023!

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Educational Franchises change the world much faster and deeply

If you are interested in educational franchises, then you know that education is a powerful thing that can change students completely.

In view of the fact that ordinary schools and universities use the old paradigms of education, we are making a real revolution in the field of education with our franchises, accelerating progress by the fact that the franchise is a ready-made and proven business model that is already changing the world.

Today, even at the annual session of the World Economic Forum in Davos, the main theme is "The Education Revolution".

Many people know the problems of mass education. In general, I will present them in three points:

1. Outdated guidelines for education.

The system of mass education was born as a mass phenomenon only an average of 150 years ago in Great Britain to mass-produce workers for the purposes of the industrial revolution. Nothing has changed since then. Schools still prepare a person as a "working profession". And the economy in the digital age is changing very quickly and, according to statistics, about 2/3 of professions die off by the time a student graduates from university.

2. Outdated programmes and methods.

Children in schools are taught as they were 150 years ago by memorization and retelling. Although an analytical mechanism was added to the programs - writing an essay, anyway

3. No one in the world trains the creators of economies, entrepreneurs, or innovators.

Only in recent years, leading universities have added entrepreneurship and innovation courses to their programs, however, they do not take into account the main thing - the age of the student. Scientists have proven that the formation of the "brain and thinking of an entrepreneur" is formed in early childhood, and not at the university age of 20-25 years when it is already too late for fundamental changes in the formation of a person's character. And for entrepreneurship, character is more important than knowledge.

Saadia Zahidi, Head of the Center for a New Economy and Society, Member of the Board of the World Economic Forum:

“How to achieve greater social cohesion? How to provide people with ways to social mobility? One of the most important ways is to give them access to the right education, the right skills, and the right job. [...] The future of jobs is not necessarily negative, but what we are seeing now shows a major shift in the skill set within each of the professions that will exist in the future - whether in healthcare, education or information technology.

MiniBoss & BigBoss Camps 2023: Oxford - London – Glasgow

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Develop essential skills for your future through interactive workshops and business games delivered by business experts, business forums with guest speakers and collaboration on the Startup World Cup 2023.

Join this summer at the award-winning International Business Camp for holistic personality development!

Step into one of the world-famous colleges – your new home for this week.

With students from all over the world, you will dive into experiencing life and culture at one of the world’s most prestigious MiniBoss & BigBoss Business Camps.

We have hosted over 9,000 students from 27 countries since 2000!

Spend a week with your child in Oxford and Glasgow, participating in the International Family Business Camp for children and parents/tutors!

🚀 BUSINESS CAMPS were invented by the MiniBoss & BigBoss Business Schools International Educational Network (UK) 22 years ago as the most progressive method of developing children’s versatile abilities to achieve goals in various situations, invent creative business ideas, solve problems, create effective teams, monitoring their success every day!

Training is conducted in a GAME FORM according to the 8Qs: 8 Intellects of Genius Method, developed by the well-known entrepreneur and professor Dr Olga Azarova.

The 8Qs Learning Method gives great results!

Children became HAPPY and CONFIDENT!

In the Business Camp, the child will receive:

• Full rest and recovery,

• Many sports and activities (cricket, tennis, football),

• Team games in the swimming pool every day!

• Business games from MiniBoss & BigBoss Business Schools,

• Anti-stress lessons on how to run your EQ,

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• Art workshops from Leonardo Art School,

• Two big excursions to London and Oxford,

• Great team building on beautiful English meadows!

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STARTUP FORUM 2023 was held in Baku, Azerbaijan

How to create a path to success for your child?! After all, everyone already understands that only knowledge is not enough to achieve success in life. 

Then what should families do, how and where do they have to raise children, so that at the most fruitful age for the development of abilities (6-17 years old) they have a chance to give what they really need, what is the most valuable thing in education? 

Experts from MiniBoss Baku Business School, answer this question, showing the example of the ongoing STARTUP FORUM and how the unique programme and methodology of MiniBoss turns an ordinary child into a future world business star.

On April 8, MiniBoss Business School Baku held a Startup Forum 2023 on entrepreneurship among children and adolescents aged 6-17. As part of the event, 14 teams presented their business projects to well-known entrepreneurs and investors.

The MiniBoss Business School Baku franchisee owner Narmina Hasanova noted in an interview, the Startup Forum is a platform that creates an opportunity for children and teenagers to present their projects, defend them in front of questions from the jury members and get their first capital on them.

"Every year, MiniBoss Business School students first go through business theory, and in the second semester, they move on to practice - creating project ideas, and then creating startups themselves. After that, they speak to well-known entrepreneurs of their city - jury members of the Startup Forum, presenting their projects as a presentation. If the presentation is successful, they receive the necessary financial support, and then they use the received amount to implement their projects. Further, during the National Entrepreneurship Championship, which will be held on June 15, they will present the finished product or service to the jury members, talk about I would like to note that the minimum amount of grants last year was 400 manats, and the maximum amount was 5,000 manats. I also emphasize that some of the projects this year are social. I believe that each team will adequately present their will achieve its goals in the future," said Narmina Hasanova.

According to the director of MiniBoss Business School Baku, Alina Khalafova, children and teenagers were preparing for the startup forum with great diligence and enthusiasm.

"This year, along with the students of the MiniBoss Business School, teams from Republican secondary educational institutions also present their startup projects. In general, 14 teams participate in the startup forum, representing various business and social projects," Khalafova emphasized.

The jury of the start-up forum included - Head of the Pasha Holding Innovation Department Farrukh Aliyev, the Director of NCUK Baku Basti Agarzaeva, the Director of the British Council for Azerbaijan Nargiz Hajiyeva, the Director of the European Azerbaijan School Francesco Bankini, Head of UAFA (United Aid for Azerbaijan) Gwendolyn Burchell, Deputy Rufat Atakishiyev, Chairman of the Board of the Small and Medium Business Development Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

During the event, 14 teams presented their startup projects to the jury - Screenish, VIP Puzzle, Scenty sport, New energy generator, Econotes, Challenger, Dulce Date Bar, Yummy Gummy, WoodMood, BeSafe, Box from my land, Infanimals, Smart Robot Cyclist and Drewdrop.

In addition to business-oriented startups, this year young entrepreneurs also presented social projects. Startups in the field of food, ecology, textiles, alternative energy, information technology and many other areas were met with great interest from the participants of the event.

Presenting startup projects, the teams that developed their marketing strategy informed the jury about the estimated implementation costs, business risks, market specifics, target audience, and how they plan to sell their products or services.

After the presentation, the teams answered questions from the jury members.

Despite the fact that the members of the teams are young and only gained experience, knowledge and skills in the field of business, they confidently and firmly answered the questions posed, and competently analyzed the market and competitors.

After the presentation of startup projects, they were evaluated by the jury and the teams were allocated an appropriate grant for the implementation of their projects.

So, the Screenish team - 1000 manats; VIP Puzzle - 1300 manats; Scenty sport - 600 manats; New energy generator - 500 manats; Econotes - 1000 manats; Challenger - 1400 manats; Dulce Date Bar - 500 manats; Yummy Gummy - 2000 manats; WoodMood - 2000 manats; BeSafe - 2000 manats; Box from my land - 2010 manats; Infanimals - 1800 manats; Smart Robot Cyclist - $210; Drewdrop - $450.

It should be noted that MiniBoss Business School is the only business school in the world market with 70 branches in 27 countries that use innovative programs and methodologies for teaching entrepreneurship and business to children and adolescents. Based on its unique methodology, the school creates ample opportunities for the full disclosure of the entrepreneurial potential of children and adolescents aged 6-17 and for the identification of strong leadership qualities.

The international educational network - MINIBOSS BUSINESS SCHOOL, annually organizes the STARTUP Forum, national and world championships in entrepreneurship among children and adolescents aged 6-17. Recall that in 2023 the World Startup Championship will be held on July 16-20 in the UK, Glasgow.

В Баку состоялся STARTUP FORUM 2023 для юных предпринимателей от MiniBoss Business School

 

Как создать своего ребенку путь к успеху - в Баку состоялся стартап форум для юных предпринимателей, организованный официальным представительством MiniBoss Business School Baku.

Восьмого апреля MiniBoss Business School Baku провел Startup Forum 2023 по предпринимательству среди детей и подростков в возрасте 6-17 лет, сообщает Day.Az.

В рамках мероприятия 14 команд представили свои бизнес-проекты известным предпринимателям и инвесторам.

Как отметила в интервью журналистам основательница MiniBoss Business School Baku Нармина Гасанова, Startup Forum - это площадка, создающая возможность детям и подросткам представить свои проекты, защитить их перед вопросами членов жюри и получить на них первые свои капиталы.

"Каждый год ученики MiniBoss Business School вначале проходят бизнес-теорию, а во втором семестре переходят к практике - созданию идей проектов, а потом и к созданию самих стартапов. После чего они выступают перед известными предпринимателями своего города - членами жюри Форума Стартапов, представляя свои проекты в качестве презентации. При успешной презентации они получают необходимую финансовую поддержку, а в дальнейшем полученную сумму используют на реализацию своих проектов. Далее, в ходе Национального Чемпионата по предпринимательству, который состоится 15 июня, они представят готовую продукцию или услугу членам жюри, расскажут о выполненной работе и финансовых результатах. Отмечу, что минимальная сумма грантов в прошлом году составила 400 манатов, а максимальная 5 тысяч манатов. Также подчеркну, что часть проектов в текущем году - социальные. Верю, каждая команда достойно представит свои стартап-проекты и в ближайшем будущем добьется поставленных целей", - сказала Нармина Гасанова.

По словам директора MiniBoss Business School Baku Алины Халафовой, дети и подростки с большим усердием и энтузиазмом готовились к стартап-форуму.

"В этом году наряду с учениками школы MiniBoss Business School свои стартап-проекты представляют и команды из республиканских средних общеобразовательных учреждений. В целом в стартап-форуме участвуют 14 команд, которые представляю различные бизнес и социальные проекты", - подчеркнула Халафова.

В состав жюри стартап-форум вошли - руководитель департамента инноваций Pasha Holding Фаррух Алиев, директор NCUK Baku Басти Агарзаева, директор British Council по Азербайджану Наргиз Гаджиева, директор European Azerbaijan School Франческо Банкини, глава организации UAFA (United Aid for Azerbaijan) Гвендолин Берчелл, заместитель председателя правления Агентства развития малого и среднего бизнеса Азербайджанской Республики Руфат Атакишиев.

В ходе мероприятия вниманию членов жюри свои стартап-проекты представили 14 команд - Screenish, VIP Puzzle, Scenty sport, New energy generator, Econotes, Challenger, Dulce Date Bar, Yummy Gummy, WoodMood, BeSafe, Box from my land, Infanimals, Smart Robot Cyclist и Drewdrop.

Maserati: History of the oldest Italian auto brand discovered by MINIBOSS STUDENTS 2023

The MiniBoss & BigBoss Business Schools students visited the legendary factory that produces 25,000 cars a year. In total, all Maserati plants have placed a yearly production output cap of 75,000 vehicles globally.

Maserati is an Italian luxury vehicle manufacturer. Established on 1 December 1914, in Bologna, Italy, the company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. 

The Maserati brothers

Ettore, Bindo, Ernesto, and Alfieri Maserati

The Maserati brothers, Alfieri (1887–1932), Bindo (1883–1980), Carlo (1881–1910), Ettore (1894–1990), and Ernesto (1898–1975), were all involved with automobiles from the beginning of the 20th century. Alfieri, Bindo, and Ernesto built 2-litre Grand Prix cars for Diatto. In 1926, Diatto suspended the production of race cars, leading to the creation of the first Maserati and the founding of the Maserati marque. One of the first Maseratis, driven by Alfieri, won the 1926 Targa Florio. Maserati began making race cars with 4, 6, 8, and 16 cylinders (two straight-eights mounted parallel to one another).

Piazza Maggiore's Neptune and his trident

The trident logo of the Maserati car company, designed by Mario Maserati, is based on the Fountain of Neptune in Bologna's Piazza Maggiore. In 1920, one of the Maserati brothers used this symbol in the logo at the suggestion of a family friend Marquis Diego de Sterlich. It was considered particularly appropriate for the sports car company due to the fact that Neptune represents strength and vigour; additionally, the statue is a characteristic symbol of the company's original home city.

Orsi ownership

In 1937, the remaining Maserati brothers sold their shares in the company to the Adolfo Orsi family, who, in 1940, relocated the company headquarters to their home town of Modena, where it remains to this day. The brothers continued in engineering roles with the company. Racing successes continued, even against the giants of German racing, Auto Union and Mercedes. In back-to-back wins in 1939 and 1940, an 8CTF won the Indianapolis 500, making Maserati the only Italian manufacturer ever to do so.

The second world war then intervened and Maserati abandoned car-making to produce components for the Italian war effort. Once peace was restored, Maserati returned to making cars; the A6 series did well in the post-war racing scene.

Juan-Manuel Fangio driving a Maserati 250F

Key people joined the Maserati team. Alberto Massimino, a former FIAT engineer with both Alfa Romeo and Ferrari experience, oversaw the design of all racing models for the next ten years. With him joined engineers Giulio Alfieri, Vittorio Bellentani, and Gioacchino Colombo. The focus was on the best engines and chassis to succeed in car racing. These new projects saw the last contributions of the Maserati brothers, who, after their 10-year contract with Orsi expired, went on to form O.S.C.A. This new team at Maserati worked on several projects: the 4CLT, the A6 series, the 8CLT, and, pivotally for the future success of the company, the A6GCS.

The famous Argentinian grand prix driver Juan-Manuel Fangio raced for Maserati for a number of years in the 1950s, achieving a number of stunning victories including winning the world championship in 1957 in the 250F. Other racing projects in the 1950s were the 200S, 300S, 350S, and 450S, followed in 1961 by the famous Tipo 61.

Citroën ownership

In 1968, Maserati was taken over by Citroën. Adolfo Orsi remained the nominal president, but Maserati was controlled by its new owner. The relationship started as a joint venture, made public in January 1968, in which Maserati would design and manufacture an engine for Citroën's upcoming flagship called SM. The Bora is the first mid-engine Maserati road-legal automobile.

Crisis years

Meanwhile, the 1973 oil crisis put the brakes on the ambitious expansion of Maserati; demand for fuel-hungry sports cars and grand tourers shrank drastically. Austerity measures in Italy meant that the domestic market contracted by 60–70%.

All of the main Italian GT car manufacturers were heavily affected, having to lay off workers in order to empty lots of unsold cars. Maserati received the hardest blow, as its home market sales accounted for over half of the total—in contrast with Ferrari's 20%.[16] In this situation, the only Maserati automobile that continued to sell in appreciable numbers was the small-displacement Merak.

In 1974, with the 1973–75 recession at its climax, things took a turn for the worse. Citroën went bankrupt and its incorporation into PSA Peugeot Citroën began. The year closed with domestic sales tumbling from 1973's 360 to 150 units, and losses exceeding the share capital. The workforce immediately picketed the factory, but production was not halted. Trade unions, the mayor of Modena, and local politicians mobilised to save the 800 jobs; industry minister Carlo Donat-Cattin even flew to Paris to meet Citroën chairman Francois Rollier. An agreement was reached in June, after several meetings and assemblies. During one of these meetings, Citroën liquidators disclosed that a possible Italian buyer had shown up, and the name of Alejandro de Tomaso was put forth for the first time. Citroën accepted to suspend liquidation as requested by the Italian government, which on its part guaranteed six months of special redundancy fund to pay the salaries.

De Tomaso era

On 8 August 1975, an agreement was signed at the Ministry of Industry in Rome, and the property of Maserati passed from Citroën to Italian state-owned holding company GEPI and Alejandro de Tomaso, an Argentinian industrialist and former racing driver, became president and CEO. As of December 1979, GEPI's quota amounted to 88.75% of Maserati, and the remaining 11.25% stake was being controlled by de Tomaso through a holding company which grouped his automotive interests in Maserati and Innocenti.

In 1984, Chrysler bought a 5% share in Maserati. Following an agreement between De Tomaso's friend and Chrysler head Lee Iacocca, a joint venture was signed. Maserati would go on to produce a car for export to the American market, the Chrysler TC by Maserati, with Chrysler-sourced engines. In July of that same year, a merger between Maserati and Nuova Innocenti was decided; it was carried out in 1985. Chrysler upped its stake to 15.6% by underwriting three-quarters of a 75 billion Lire capital raise in 1986.

FIAT ownership

On 19 May 1993, 17 years after having rescued it from liquidation, Alejandro De Tomaso sold his 51% stake in Maserati to FIAT, which became the sole owner.

Ferrari

In July 1997, FIAT sold a 50% share in the company to Maserati's long-time arch-rival Ferrari (Ferrari itself being owned by FIAT). In 1999, Ferrari took full control, making Maserati its luxury division. A new factory was built, replacing the existing 1940s-era facility.

MiniBoss Business Tour in Italy 2023: Lanfranchi Family Farm - A piece of ham art made by just 4 employees

MINIBOSS & BIGBOSS BUSINESS TOUR to Italy 2023
Day 3 - Parma Farm, La Perla, Italy

For over 20 years the family Lanfranchi is dedicated to the production of ” Parma ham “, the only product of its kind with its naturalness and its inimitable sweetness is recognized and appreciated around the world.



The Parma Ham is an undeniably healthy food ,low in fat, a lot of protein and a very low cholesterol content. In all different stages of production and a lot of attention to the choice of the raw material together with the experience of tradition place ” La Perla ” among the leading manufacturers of this delight with a pink color and delicate fragrance recognized worldwide as authentic “work of art ” of taste and flavor.



MiniBoss & BigBoss Business Schools students came on this business tour and met the founder of the Lanfranchi farm and his daughter Silvia, who today runs the farm as the heir to the family dynasty.



During the Business Tour, students learned how many tons of ham are produced per year, how many people the business serves, and why Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, and Paris buy ham from here!



With the La Perla Parma Farm Founders - Lanfranchi Family

How to Develop a Great Startup Idea like Mark Zuckerburg with Facebook, Elon Musk with Tesla, Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia with AirBNB, or Garrett Camp with Uber?

How do you come up with the next idea like Mark Zuckerburg with Facebook, Elon Musk with Tesla, Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia with AirBNB, or Garrett Camp with Uber? I have been asked many times how to come up with a great business idea. After more research I believe this is one of the biggest barriers to young entrepreneurs. It all starts with the idea, but how do you come up with the next great thing?