Enterprise scheme win opens doors to a career

Nina is one of six secondary students who have been selected to travel to California, originally next month but now more likely in October.

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At the weekend competition 80 students work in teams of eight to complete two challenges, then an individual challenge. Nina's team's challenges were to come up with a means of introducing nutrition into an existing or new product, and to develop a strategy to introduce an agritech product that played to New Zealand's strengths, into the American market.

The team's response to that challenge was a vaporiser that could be used to vaccinate beehives against the likes of varroa.

Nina's individual idea was to counter expectations of falling visitor numbers from Britain (following the UK's exit from the EU and a weakening pound) by linking Canterbury University with British institutions for an international study, incorporating Matariki, to establish an international market for 'southern skies' tourism.

Nina's passion is investigating ways in which business can be developed in recognition of environmental, cultural and social values.

"You can save the oceans and make money," she said yesterday - and she is looking forward to seeing positive examples of social and environmental enterprises in San Francisco.

"That's what we're trying to do with our business in the Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme. Our business, Papataiao, is linking the environment with sustainable businesses, and I can't wait to see what they're doing in Silicon Valley," she said.

The students will spend five days in San Francisco, and hope to visit some of Silicon Valley's leading businesses, including Google, Facebook, Tesla and AirBnB.

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July 11, 2016

Enterprise scheme win opens doors to a career

Nina is one of six secondary students who have been selected to travel to California, originally next month but now more likely in October.

At the weekend competition 80 students work in teams of eight to complete two challenges, then an individual challenge. Nina's team's challenges were to come up with a means of introducing nutrition into an existing or new product, and to develop a strategy to introduce an agritech product that played to New Zealand's strengths, into the American market.

The team's response to that challenge was a vaporiser that could be used to vaccinate beehives against the likes of varroa.

Nina's individual idea was to counter expectations of falling visitor numbers from Britain (following the UK's exit from the EU and a weakening pound) by linking Canterbury University with British institutions for an international study, incorporating Matariki, to establish an international market for 'southern skies' tourism.

Nina's passion is investigating ways in which business can be developed in recognition of environmental, cultural and social values.

"You can save the oceans and make money," she said yesterday - and she is looking forward to seeing positive examples of social and environmental enterprises in San Francisco.

"That's what we're trying to do with our business in the Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme. Our business, Papataiao, is linking the environment with sustainable businesses, and I can't wait to see what they're doing in Silicon Valley," she said.

The students will spend five days in San Francisco, and hope to visit some of Silicon Valley's leading businesses, including Google, Facebook, Tesla and AirBnB.

To read the full article click here