At the beginning of the year, Miss Elias, our Year 9 Commerce teacher, told us that we’d be running a small business as a way to practise one of our future topics. In Term 1, we began brainstorming ideas for what we wanted to sell and how our business would work. After a lot of discussion (and a few friendly debates), we landed on chunky cookies, sliders, and lolly bags as our products. We then came up with our business name — Bun Believable Bites — and assigned roles within the group to help everything run smoothly.

Fast forward to the end of Term 2 and into Term 3, we started promoting our business by designing and putting up posters around the school. Each student got a chance to take pre-orders, and we ended up with a solid list of customers. Once we had our orders, we began collecting money to make sure everyone could receive their products on the day.

The week leading up to our business launch was full of preparation. We made name tags so we knew who was doing what, bought fresh ingredients like lettuce, tomatoes, and lollies, and created signs. During this time, we quickly learned some important lessons — like not writing someone’s name down twice, because it meant going through everything again — and, most importantly, how to be patient and work as a team.

On the big day, we arrived at school bright and early at 7:30 am, ready to go. We jumped straight into action: setting up signs, making lolly bags, and preparing the food. Everyone had their own role — whether it was delivering cookies to classrooms, sorting sliders, serving customers, or taking orders to teachers. Even though it was a long and busy day, we all had fun. We got to try new things and had the chance to bond as a class while working hard.

At lunchtime, we set everything up and watched excitedly as students came to collect their food. We even got to enjoy some ourselves! Afterward, we all helped clean up, proud of how far we had come.

In the end, our experience running Bun Believable Bites taught us more than just how to run a small business. We learned about teamwork, organisation, communication, and problem-solving. Most of all, we learned how to support each other and have fun while working toward a shared goal — something we’ll all remember long after the cookies are gone!

Anna & Alexis (Year 9)