Waitakere Business Students... At the top of their game

Directors: (Left to right) John Lansang, Aswinan Vimalathas, Solal Ramand, Tyrone Taylor.

In the heart of West Auckland, six students from Waitakere College, are leading the competition with their “Shape’n’Bake” dry cookie mix. The following students,Jon Lansang, Solal Ramand Tyrone Taylor, and Aswinan Vimalathas formed the student company Apex Goods, which produced a new way for kids to have fun baking and shaping cookies with their parents at home.

These young entrepreneurs are currently taking part in The Lion Foundation: Young Enterprise Scheme. Also known as the YES programme. The YES programme is an educational programme designed to work alongside the requirements with NCEA, by adding a; new, innovative and practical aspect to the curriculum designed for young entrepreneurs pursuing a career in business or commerce.
Through the YES programme, students are pushed to design, build, and successfully market a successful product. All business students are competing in a national competition in an attempt to win the prestigious award for, the top business at high school for 2016.

The students product known as, Shape’n’Bake is a delicious new chocolate chip flavoured cookie mix, with the target market aimed at parents of children between the ages of 3 to 10 years.
Once baked, the cookies are formed into distinctive shapes using the two unique cookie cutters, included in each pack. The Waitakere College students have formed a successful relationship with a local company, Lincoln Bakery, who have helped out the young company through various business affairs.

Shape’n’Bake have elected to donate a portion of their cookie profits to “KidsCan”, so children who may not have the means still benefit from the product through the donated funds.

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