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Australian Guild Competition opens to NZ pharmacy students
MEDIA RELEASE
26 November 2014
Australian Guild’s National Student Business Plan Competition opens to New Zealand pharmacy students
For the first time the Australian Guild’s National Student Business Plan Competition is open to pharmacy students studying in New Zealand.
Lee Hohaia, Chief Executive of the Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand, says “We are excited that this innovative and business-focused contest has been extended to New Zealand students and we look forward to working with the Australian Guild to implement this new element of the competition.”
Since 2006, the competition has been a key event for pharmacy students in Australia to learn more about business management and demonstrate the innovative ideas that the pharmacy owners of tomorrow have for their future business ventures.
The 2015 competition aims to:
• Encourage innovation among pharmacy students
• Ensure that tomorrow’s owners look for highly differentiated services to offer the Australian and New Zealand market
• Develop the skills required in approaching the task of owning or managing a pharmacy
• Supplement the business management subjects within Bachelor or Master of Pharmacy courses.
The 2015 competition will be launched in January at the National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association Congress (Gold Coast) by a member of the 2014 winning team from the Charles Sturt University/University of Canberra collaboration. The timeline for the competition is below:
| Stage | Component | Date |
| One | Submit your business plan | 15 May 2015 |
| Two | Quarter finals | 22 June – 10 July 2015 |
| Three | Semi finals (including preliminary pitch) | 27 July – 14 August 2015 |
| Four | Finals: Live pitch | PBN 2015 (early September 2015) |
| Five | Finals: Post pitch investor meeting | PBN 2015 (early September 2015) |
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