For their business plan of developing a fully edible popsicle-holder that prevents dripping, a group of seven budding entrepreneurs– all from different schools in the city have bagged the first position at the fifth edition of the TiE (The indus Entrepreneurs) – Young Entrepreneurs Business Plan Competition, the results of which were announced at an event held in the city on Saturday.
The competition was attended by more than 43 students from 20 different schools in the state. The winning team ‘Pop and Lick’ comprised Aryana Rao from Chirec International School, Sohini Kasu from Oakridge International School, Sreeja Muppidi from Chirec International School, Abheek Dendukuri from Sadhu Vaswani International School, Mukund T Dittakavi from Bhavans School, Vaishnavi Simran Palreddy from SilverOaks School and Jeshurun Nikhil Chauhan from Rockwell International School.
While the business plan for an eco-friendly, fully edible popsicle-holder won the first place, the idea for a unique nutrition bar for pregnant women was adjudged the second best business plan.
