On Thursday, as part of Germany’s largest business start-up simulation game for schoolchildren, the ten best business concepts nationwide were honored at a digital award ceremony.
A backpack that can be adapted to individual needs. A cell phone case that measures the CO2 content in the air. Artificial intelligences that create films independently or help with waste separation. This year, too, there were promising projects and ideas at the (DGPS), the largest business start-up simulation game for young people. The ten best teams nationwide were honored on Thursday. Here you can experience the event retrospectively.
The DGPS is part of the German Founders Award, which is awarded annually in the categories of start-up, climber and life’s work from stern and its partners, the savings banks, Porsche and ZDF. Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier is the patron. Due to the corona virus, this year the event took place purely virtually. No easy conditions for the teams that competed in this year’s competition. The students, however, mastered the challenges excellently; many of their business ideas deal with current trends such as digitization, health and sustainability.
“We can take an example from the motivation of young people – they show once again that the issues of cohesion and teamwork are essential, especially in these difficult times,” says Torsten Overberg, DGPS project manager. “The teams have proven that even in crisis situations, successful ideas can arise together.”
Background to the DGPS
Since 1999, more than 86,000 young people from grade 9 have participated in the German Start-up Prize for schoolchildren. The teams from the general or vocational schools transform their ideas into fictitious business concepts including a marketing strategy in the internet-based competition. The award is not made for the most creative idea, but for the most viable business plan.
Germany’s largest business start-up simulation game for schoolchildren: in addition to the categories of start-ups, newcomers and life’s work, there is a category of the German Founder’s Prize. Called out by stern, Sparkassen, ZDF and Porsche, this award has been given to outstanding young entrepreneurs in Germany since 1997. The aim is to promote the start-up climate in the country and to encourage potential entrepreneurs to be self-employed.
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