UNAIR NEWS – Accounting Business Plan Competition 2018 or known as ABC is the first business plan competition that has been implemented by HMA (Accounting Student Association) PSDKU Universitas Airlangga in Banyuwangi from 04 to 06 May 2018. It was an event for Senior high school and college students in Banyuwangi regency to pour his creative ideas in the economic field.

Quoting the statement of Indah Oktavia Utami as the Head of ABC 2018, this business event for younger generation was entitled “Spirit of Young Entrepreneurship” which is a form of support from PSDKU Accounting Student Association UNAIR in Banyuwangi to the mission of Banyuwangi Regency itself is the mission of Entrepreneurship.

“Entrepreneurship is very promising in this era.  ABC 2018, hopefully, it can grow entrepreneurship spirit in the youth of Banyuwangi in particular, and help realize their entrepreneurial idea ” she said.

There are several series of events: Technical Meeting on May 04, Best 10 Group Presentation, Entrepreneurship Seminar on May 5 at PSDKU UNAIR Campus Sobo Banyuwangi, also workshop and rewarding which was held at Osing Deles Café ‘n Resto Banyuwangi on 06 May 2018.

In addition, she added, for each group there were 3 participants. The competition also consists of several preliminary rounds ranging from the Best 10 best to present the product, and the Best 5 best selected for the workshop and rewarding.

“Not only that, in addition to receiving trophies and cash for winners, the selected best 5 group are also entitled to sign MOU ( Memorandum of Understanding ) HMA UNAIR Banyuwangi in terms of branding and marketing of selected products, “he said.

The three selected groups who are entitled to receive branding contract and product marketing with HMA PSDKU Banyuwangi was a team from SMAN 1 Giri Banyuwangi with “Dates Coffee Seed Special Mondoluko”, University of 17 August 1945 Banyuwangi with “Elementary School’s Speaking Learning Media with Magic Card “, and from Universitas Airlangga with business idea “Soker Siji (Ready to Eat Dried Meatball) “. The scoring system of each group was based on innovation, benefits, and product competitiveness prospects entirely from the assessment of the jury.

Author: Iis Ananda Pratiwi (Accounting PSDKU UNAIR Undergraduate Student in Banyuwangi)

Editor: Nuri Hermawan