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Business Studies Students Visit RollaCity ​​​​​​​

On Friday 9th February, Year 10 Business Studies students embarked on an educational visit to RollaCity skating rink in Southend.

The visit provided students with a real-life business to base their controlled assessment exam on. The main objective for our students was to explore a successful enterprise, understand the contributions of entrepreneurs and how businesses cope with external factors and challenges.

Students took the opportunity to tour the venue and experience the activities and services that RollaCity provide to consumers; as well as the operational management required to run the enterprise. Students also participated in a Q&A session with the manager before taking to the rink to skate. In order to make a full judgement about the success of the enterprise, the day ended with students sampling the food and drink on offer.

“Listening to the owner really made me understand how an enterprise grows. I really enjoyed the skating too!” Kamile.S

“Overall this was a really good experience. Everything was amazing and all of the employees were really helpful.” Kaili.R

“The visit was extremely interesting and gave me an insight into the skills and mindset of an entrepreneur.” Michael.R.H

“I learned about the risks businesses face and costs of how much you need to put into a business to make it successful.” Coleby.J

“I learned about entrepreneurs, which was helpful.” Freya.C

“I learned that Rollacity is a private limited company and, how the business operates.” Adama.J