Entreprenörsjakten – An Entrepreneurs Dream
17 May 2009 | Posted By: fridacwallin
Hello everyone,
My name is Frida Wallin, a first year IM (International Management) student at JIBS. The 15th of may I participated in a talent hunt for entrepreneurs in Gothenburg called Entreprenörsjakten. It’s a dream for the entrepreneurs who want to get a good network.
Here is what I did!
We were 50 students from different parts of Sweden, all competing for an unknown price. In teams of five we were running around in Gothenburg, solving different tasks within entrepreneurship.
The first assignment for my team, sponsored my Business Region Göteborg, was to answer five different questions for a jury. We had to do presentations individually for three different judges. What we didn’t know before was that the jury were supposed to be mean and cut us by the legs with complains, just to see our reactions. I don’t like when people criticize me, so I was shocked over the things they said. One unexpected comment was ” Are you nervous, because it looks like you are”. I must say that I was quite surprised to hear that though I feel very comfortable doing presentations.
The second mission was an interview at Arkaden with Svenskt Näringsliv. On the show we were successful entrepreneurs with a fast growing company. Even this task was individually. The most excitement about this task was that the interview made was being recorded by a video camera. Cool I thought when I sat down in front of the camera, looking at the interviewers with a confident grin on my face. The hostesses asked questions regarding Swedish politics and the regulations. OHH crap I thought in the beginning, but I know I’m pretty good convincing people that I am right, and that I know best. Team 2 felt happy and satisfied with the individual presentation, and we went happy to the next case…  (What we heard afterwards, this station wasn’t included in the competition, and therefore didn’t give us any points)
The Swedish Tax Agency
And don’t we all sole traders looooove the tax agency? Haha… I let that be unspoken… Anyway, we met a few people from the staff, who gave us the instructions of the case.  We were supposed to help the tax agency with a homepage to make it easier for the Swedes to find what they’re looking for, kind of..
We came up with a good idea to have a virtual fair, as well as speed dating on the website (Don’t get me wrong when I say dating. I mean that company’s can chat with each other). After we held our presentation for the jury at this station it was time for lunch where the press were waiting, as well as a few well recognized faces from JIBS. Awesome, I’m kind of famous now ;)
After the lunch break we had a sales competition at the head quarter in Arkaden. Our mission was to sell 5 items, and try to get as much money as possible, in 25 minutes. We had 1 pair of shoes (Value ca. 200), 1 bracelet (value ca. 2 kr), 1 banana shell and at last 2 unknown packages. All the money we got was given to Queen Silvia’s child hospital. I had the responsibility to sell the bracelet, and I was the second one out. Marthin was the first one out in our team, and he sold one of the unknown packages for 500 sek. I sold the bracelet for 140 sek, while our third person sold the shoes for 120 sek. After that the time was out. I think this was the most fun during the whole day. =)
At two o’clock we went out on the streets in Gothenburg again, making our way to the forth mission. This stop was in Gothia Towers, at Västsvenska Industri- and Handelskammaren, were we stood before some hard decisions regarding personal strategy. We got disturbed all the times by actors, and we had to handle all the situations in one way or another.
The final stop, our last station was at a marketing office, Star Communication. We had to come up with a marketing strategy for the nonprofit organization “Hjälpande Händer” (Helping Hands), and the aim was to make “Hjälpande hander” the first choice for the inhabitants in Gothenburg when they want to help someone else. I must say that we messed up completely at this station, and I was so disappointed afterwards. But it is pointless to feel bad for a long time, because it’s already too late to change what you did.
We went back to the hotel and made us ready for the dinner, which was held at a beautiful place. When we came there, they had a photographer and a red carpet. I felt like a moviestar which was pretty awesome. We listened to live music, voted for Fröken Sverige (Miss Sweden), enjoyed good food and company. The price and the winners was also announced, and I was quite disappointed that we didn’t won, but I had a great time anyway. And I got a lot of new friends and contacts in the business world.
Now I’m waiting for my next adventure, Emax Nordic, an entrepreneurial week for young entrepreneurs from Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. But before that, it’s time to dive into my books again and write good results on the exams.
If you want to read more about Entreprenörsjakten you should visit www.entreprenorsjakten.se (in Swedish). And if you want to talk to me about entreprenörsjakten or about my visions and goals, you’re more than welcome to contact me.
And I almost forgot… The price was a one week trip to San Francisco, doing a lot of entrepreneurial visits, as well as a visit at Google’s office… Too bad that I didn’t won!
Best Regards
Frida Wallin
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