U-Knighted, a team from Junior College that produced an original Maltese board game called ‘Melita and Gaudos’, won the award for the HSBC Young Enterprise Company of the Year 2009. A year of solid teamwork by 10 Junior Achievement Young Enterprise Malta companies came to end at the finals of the Malta competition held at Hilton Malta.

U-Knighted were presented with the coveted trophy by Alan Richards, chief executive officer of HSBC Bank (Malta) and will represent Malta in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, between 2 and 5 July to compete for the Junior Achievement Young Enterprise European Company of the Year Award. U-Knighted was also presented with the Best HSBC Business Plan Award, The Most Responsible Business Award and The Adpro Excellence in Quality Award.

‘Hooked’, also from Junior College, which imported decorative table hooks, were first runners-up, while second runners-up were ‘Y.E.S.!’ from Verdala International School, who competed with an interactive DVD, produced in-house, aimed at educating children about different cultures of the EU member States. Hooked and Y.E.S.! were also awarded with the MTV Mobile Best Final Presentation Award and the John Harper Award respectively.

During the awards ceremony, ‘Microtech’, which developed a restaurant guide accessible from mobile phones, were presented with the awards for Best Use of Innovation, Best Implementation of Marketing and Sales Strategies, Best Use of Technology and the Best Presented Financial Statements, Accounting System and Profitability.

Speed of Light received the Best Product Award for ‘Luglight’, a small light clipped on to the inside of one’s purse, handbag or backpack, which helps to look for belongings when there is no light.