Our Goals
Aim
Our aim as a Lion Foundation Young Enterprise team is to grow social, and wellness awareness. Our aims are closely aligned with our vision statement: - The use of natural ingredients, where possible locally sourced products, will help to grow environmental awareness. The use of natural herbal infused wax which have health benefits as a part of the wellness awareness. We want bring social awareness by helping a charity by donating at least 10% of profits to that charity. Objectives - To complete equipment training to ensure efficiency and quality by the end of Week 12 Term One. - To successfully produce the first stock of our product by the end of term one. - To breakeven within the first month after our product launch. - To gain a return of 30% on our investment by the end of the year. - To raise at least $500 dollars for the Children Autism Foundation through our product. - Win the Regional Company of the Year award 2013. - Win the overall Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme Company of the year for 2013. |
About us, About our cause
This year, with two of our members Shaanil and Ching-Hei having close associations with autistic children through family relations and in addition learning about the lack of recognition and support these children receive.
Recognise decided to support The Children’s Autism Foundation which is a registered Charitable Trust - Recognise wants to bring social awareness within the community of this less known cause.
“Autism is considered to be at epidemic proportions internationally, occurring at 1:100 people with rates increasing.” (Reported by the Children’s Autism Foundation)
Recognise decided to support The Children’s Autism Foundation which is a registered Charitable Trust - Recognise wants to bring social awareness within the community of this less known cause.
“Autism is considered to be at epidemic proportions internationally, occurring at 1:100 people with rates increasing.” (Reported by the Children’s Autism Foundation)
Directors Profiles
[Managing Director] Alice Xu
Alice encompasses many qualities of a competent Managing Director especially regarding her vision for Recognise. As the academic captain for her house, she has displayed intelligence and the determination to succeed which has been evident when motivating the team so far this year. She is very approachable, hardworking and competitive making her very suitable for this role.
[Communication Director] Shaanil Senarath-Dassanayake
Shaanil possesses natural confidence in both written and oral communication, which is seen when dealing with media and negotiating with potential suppliers. Having previous experience in the role, she is even more efficient. Given the subjects taken at school and her leadership positions, she is able to assist in all aspects of the business.
[Marketing Director] Ching-hei Ng
Ching-hei embodies every important quality necessary in a Marketing Director – creativity, confidence, adventurous and risk taking. These skills come across particularly in oratory when delivering sales pitches and during meetings developing product and marketing strategies that demonstrate his strong personality, whilst making the company approachable and friendly.
[Finance Director] Rose Pan
Rose is an incredibly reliable and trust worthy person, which is important especially when handling large sums of money. She is also very proficient in Mathematics and Accounting having getting A’s in her examinations last year for both subjects. In addition to being highly organised with accounts and tracking money, her work is always completed to the highest standard possible.
[Production Director] Angeline Lee
Angeline has qualities and skills that are critical for her role as a Productions Director. These include her high creativity and patience when taking care of product development and production. Her attention to small details, being very resourceful and innovative relieves the company of stress and she is an immense asset when it comes to problem solving with her helpful solutions.
[Production Director] Mary Namala
Mary exemplifies top organizational skills particularly towards the production timeline that has been well laid out for the team. She is skilled in her practicality shown through her opinions and decisions, whilst also being able to conduct comprehensive research towards the productions area so that the company is able to be as cost effective as possible.