Run by the City in the Community Team at MCFC, ‘The Blues Challenge’ set the students the task of developing and costing a brand new MCFC product to be sold in the club shop.
Working with professionals from Pinsent Masons, a long term business partner of Manchester Academy, and Lloyds Banking Group, students learnt a lot about how to conduct market research, work out the costs of the new products and present their work.
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Manchester Academy students thoroughly enjoyed themselves and were highly praised by their new business colleagues for being professional and motivated.
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Here are just some of the comments made by staff from Pinsent Masons and Lloyds Banking Group:
“Manchester Academy students made excellent contributions to the event.”
“They engaged very well on the project”
“The students were a credit to Manchester Academy.”
Thank you to the CITC team at MCFC who made this event such a success. Their work with Manchester Academy is invaluable and we look forward to our next challenge!
By Ms Warburton
Enterprise Administrator
Manchester Academy