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"My business project in 80 seconds": the entrepreneurial spirit in the first year of Bachelor's degree!

Published on February 4, 2025 – Updated on April 7, 2025

On January 30, iaelyon organized its first-ever pitch contest for first-year students in Bachelor in Business and Management (French track) . 23 student teams presented their entrepreneurial projects in front of a jury made of professionals and academics. Discover the winners of this new educational initiative organized as part of their "Business Game" course.

Convince in 80 Seconds

For Yolande François, in charge of the Business Game of the Bachelor in Business and Management, (French track) and at the initiative of this award, "this contest offers an exceptional opportunity for first-year students to work on a demanding and formative exercise, while valuing their innovative ideas and team spirit."

The contest emphasizes the development of essential management skills while giving students a concrete opportunity to display their creativity, ability to persuade, and develop their professional network.
 

"A Fun, Collaborative, and Immersive Approach"

You hold immense power in your hands: the power to change the rules of the game. Working on creating an entrepreneurial project, from the initial idea to presenting it before our jury, can be the first step on this journey. Other opportunities will be offered to you throughout your time at iaelyon whose mission to prepare bold minds to transform the world."

Hervé Goy, Vice-Dean of iaelyon

Congratulations to all our students and to the winning teams!

Professionalism and creativity were at the heart of this first edition for the 23 teams, which had been pre-selected from each tutorial group (one project chosen per group).
Congratulations to our students who were able to rise to this challenge!

The three winning teams received prizes donated by the partner companies of the first edition.

1st prize for the project Cléor Bijoux,
led by Jules CHAPEROT, Jules COING-ROY, Abdul Rahman FANJ, Abdou GUEYE, Sofiane LAKHDAR et Léo PILLET


2nd prize for the project PARKADDICT, led by Robin DEGEORGES, Espérance DIKIEKO, Paul FORET, Odette MBANG BEH, Juliette RELAVE et Carla ROCHER



3rd prize for the project NOMADE, led by Romain BOURLY, Paul BUATHIER, Evan DEFAIT, Fleur GALLINICA, Sibylle GUILLEMOT et Luca ROGET



We warmly thank our partner companies and the jury members:
  • Manuel BEUN, Deputy Director, SMERRA/IUTSEM
  • Claire BASSIN, Program Director of the Bachelor's in Management and Business (French track) iaelyon School of Management
  • Pascal COLIN, Adjunct Lecturer, iaelyon School of Management
  • Yolande FRANCOIS, Head of the program "Business Game"
  • Hervé GOY, Vice- Dean, iaelyon School of Management
  • Mathieu LUCHETTA, Chartered Accountant - Auditor, MTLC
  • Hadrien MACE, Deputy Director General, Agence 33 degrés and President of the iaelyon Alumni Association
  • Lucas TOURNEL, President and Founding Member of lePERMISLIBRE
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