Abingdonian 2020

29 www.abingdon.org.uk Lent Term Leo Miller, 4RAJ and Thomas Sherwood, 4AMB Over the course of two terms, myself and seven other fourth years combined to create a business called Better U. We started with brainstorming and simple suggestions and after long consideration through weekly board meetings we came to the conclusion that we wanted to make a product to address the issue of mental health. After assigning roles and deciding on our product we knuckled down and did some consumer research. Following this we attended trade fairs where we had to bring lots of business and life skills together in order to sell successfully to the wider public. I personally felt this greatly advanced very useful life skills such as communication and negotiation. Despite being unsure and nervous at first, I gained a vast amount of knowledge and skills which have introduced me to the ‘business world’ and what it takes to run and participate in a company. Marc Sheriff, 4PRB