Financial board game wins place in national business competition final - 16/2/10

Published: 16 February, 2010

Plymouth College sixth formers, Jess Evans and Sarah Marchant, both 18, have won a place in the national final of the 'Breaking the Mould' Apprentice Challenge.

Open to girls only, entrants had to design an electronic or board game that could be used in the classroom to teach the basics of personal finance.  It had to include elements of the IFS School of Finance level 1, 2 and 3 qualifications and had to have the potential for mass production at a feasible purchase price for schools.

One of four teams selected for the national final, the Plymouth girls' board game 'Financial Footprints' follows the format of a traditional board game and sees players answering questions on financial products to progress the game.  The girls also produced a business plan and made a 10-minute video presentation showing how the game works.

The national final is being held in London on 1^st March and is being judged by Margaret Mountford, Saira Khan and Tim Campbell of the BBC's 'The Apprentice'.

Both Jess and Sarah were part of the Plymouth College team that won the national 'Make Your Mark' business competition in December, and Jess was Deputy Managing Director of Affinity, the Plymouth College company that won the national Young Enterprise competition last year.

The Apprentice Challenge final comes with a £5,000 prize and is being held during the 'Breaking the Mould' conference, an event to showcase inspirational women in business.  It is being organised by the Financial Mail.