On 8 June 2023, the best mini-companies of the year 2022-2023 will take part in the National Mini-Company Final. 16 finalist teams out of more than 90 participating teams will first sell their product/service during a sale at the Kirchberg Shopping Centre and then pitch their project in front of a jury at Kinepolis Kirchberg. Both the sale and the presentations are open to the public and the young entrepreneurs welcome any support. At the end of the day, the jury will select a team to represent Luxembourg at the international Gen-E competition, organised by JA Europe.

AquaCycle 
“Our product, which we designed ourselves, consists of a 20 cm diameter and 17 cm high tray. In this tray is placed a custom-made sieve through which the water can pass.  When cleaning your products or draining your water, the solids remain on the top of the sieve and the water flows downwards. The colander can be separated from the tray, allowing our customers to reuse the water and let it flow out, thanks to the small spout on top of the tray.”

Beachtime 
“We sell innovative microfiber beach towels with a few features:
– A pouch that can be attached with snaps on the side of the towel, but the towel can also be put in the pouch for transport.
– An inflatable cushion, which can be encased by the towel so that it does not fly away.
– Four pegs with which the towel can be fixed in the sand.
– Two towels can be fixed together with the snaps to create a larger surface.
– The dimensions are 230cm x 110cm.”

Beeluxe
“Our product is a 100% natural lip balm and the components used are also 100% local. The product is made of honey, beeswax and rapeseed oil from Luxembourg. The packaging is made of wood, with glass inside, which allows the lip balm to be preserved in the best possible way.”

Bëssen Wëssen 
“Bëssen Wëssen, ass eng Mini-Entreprise vun néng Schüler aus dem Lycée Aline Mayrisch Lëtzebuerg.
Mir bidden en innovatiivt Kaartespill iwwert d’Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg un dermadder mir d’Integratioun am Land op spillerescher Aart a Weis vereinfachen kënnen. Entdeckt d’Lëtzebuerger Sprooch an d’Kultur mat eise selwergemoolte Karten iwwert Monumenter, Traditiounen, Iessen a Personnagen aus Lëtzebuerg. Eis Kaartespill huet eng Lëtzebuergesch-Englesch Iwwersetzung dat heescht Bëssen Wëssen ass vir jiddereen.
Zousätzlech organiséiere mir Workshops mat Flüchtlinge mee och mat Leit déi frësch op Lëtzebuerg geplënnert sinn, wou mir mat hinnen zesummen eis d’Spill spillen. Esou fënnt en flotten an interaktiven Echange statt.
Ausserdeem ënnerstëtze mir mat eisem Projet d’Organisatioun Care Luxembourg, wou mir en Deel vun onsem Erléis un Sie spenden.
Wetten du wosst dat net!”

de Muppesnack 
“De Muppesnack is a mini-company rom the Ecole de Commerce et de Gestion, that makes dog treats, which are composed of a simple recipe of 6 ingredients. All ingredients are 100% sourced in Luxembourg. The disabled home HMC League makes the treats with its residents, which are then sold privately and in some shops.”

HappyPets 
“Collars (for dogs) and halters with knots (for horses) with integrated and interchangeable healing stones. Depending on their effect, these can have a positive effect on the animals’ state of mind and health. Our products are hand-woven and can be customised in colour and size.”

Holzkäpp 
“We create a variety of extraordinary earrings. They come in different sizes and in modern patterns. In addition, we make special wine bottle holders that appeal to everyone. They are stable and make all wines special.  All products are mainly made of wood. “

HolzTriwweler 
“We make lamps from wood waste.”

LTBELO 
“Our mini-company “LTBELO” offers a lip balm that is produced by us using natural ingredients such as coconut oil, jojoba oil, beeswax from a local producer and 7 different essential oils of our customers’ choice. In addition, our products are packaged in biodegradable and recyclable paper to minimize waste.”

LuxLight 
“Our product revolves around the concept of light, as it absorbs daylight and emits light at a longer lasting wake length at night. It can be used indoor and outdoor. »

Luxtopia 
“Protein cereal bar made from cricket flour. Produced in Luxembourg with local, regional and natural ingredients. Our aim is to encourage customers to discover new flavours as well as the benefits of cricket flour, particularly its high protein and vitamin content.”

MELLY’S 
“Vegan candy with a red fruit taste. Our candies have an individual shape which represents the famous “Roude Léiw”. The candies are produced by our supplier BÄREN COMPANY which is located in Herbolzheim, Germany.”

Muppstery 
“Our mini-company offers mystery boxes for dogs. Each box is made of cardboard and contains recycled shredded paper, which protects the products during transport. The products contained in the box are environmentally friendly, of high quality and correspond to the needs of our customers, as our boxes are customizable. This means that our customers can mention their dog’s size and allergies, so that we can adapt the products.”

Snout & Paws 
“We sell pet products including dog houses, dog bowls and two types of collars. We make simple collars and collars with a small pocket for a tracker. All our products are handmade.”

Spray Away 
« Mir haten d’Intentioun een Spray ze entwéckelen, deen et iech erméiglecht, ären Gaart op eng nohalteger Aart an Weis an top form ze halen an en vun leedeglechem Onkraut an all Aarten vun Insekten ze beschützen. Leider konnten mir fir eisen Produit nach keng Agreatioun kréien an dierfen en dofir net verkafen. Mir gleewen awer weiderhin un eis Konzept vum nohaltegen Pflanzenschutz. »

VisionWood 
“For our charging station, we thought of a design that attracts the customer’s attention. On the charging station, the customer can put their wallet, mobile phone and all their daily accessories.
While researching on the internet, we came across the idea of creating a wooden pen box to store and safely carry your technology pen, which is ideal for students, artists, professionals and people looking to protect their Apple Pencil.”

The GEN-E competition is an annual European competition that brings together the European mini-companies that have won the competition at national level.

Gen-E is a celebration of European student entrepreneurship and achievement, where thousands of young entrepreneurs, aged 15 and over, will present their cutting-edge business ideas and compete for the titles of Best Company and Best Start-up of the Year. This year, Gen-E 2023 will take place in Istanbul, Turkey from July 11-13, 2023.
At GEN-E 2023, young people will have the opportunity to present their companies and compete for prestigious awards and the title of JA Europe Company of the Year 2023!

More information here: https://gen-e.eu/