FINAL CALL: Enter the Accuracy Business Cup

For the eighth year running, Accuracy is organising the Accuracy Business Cup (ABC), an international business case competition involving students from top universities across the globe. The UK finals of the ABC will take place in early February, with its international final in Paris in March 2023.

Participating in case competitions is an alternative route to flex your consulting muscles (and minds), and can be a fun and rewarding way to try out and showcase your knowledge, skills and general business acumen. In addition, success in the ABC can also lead to an internship or even a full-time position.

The competition is aimed at challenge-seeking, eager-to-learn students, ideally in their penultimate or final year of studies, and provides an opportunity to gain exposure to a real-life international finance and strategy project. Participating students will have the opportunity to be coached by senior Accuracy consultants and to present their cases to the senior management of an international listed company: partner companies in the past have included LVMH, L’Oreal, Michelin and Pernod Ricard.

Students are invited to enter a team of three and submit their application for the Accuracy Business Cup before 31 January 2023.

PHASE 1: National Competition (dates TBC)

• Apply by 31 January 2023, and in early February: Kick-off for selected teams (CASE 1). 
• Teams will be given background information regarding a real-life business case pertaining to an international listed company and provided with instructions for the case alongside relevant case material. Accuracy consultants will select the three best written presentations (to be provided by mid-February in Powerpoint or Word format) and provide a second business case.
• Late February 2023: CASE 2 sees in-person coaching of UK teams. The national finalists will present to a panel comprising Accuracy partners/consultants & a representative of an international listed company as an awards ceremony (with prizes!) and cocktail event at Accuracy's offices.

PHASE 2: International Competition (dates TBC)

• March 2023: CASE 3. A final business case will be given to the winning team of each country. Teams will have one week to prepare the case under the guidance of their Accuracy coach before flying to Paris to compete against the winning teams from other countries in the International final.  

• All transportation and accommodation costs for the international final competition will be paid for by Accuracy.

Find out more on the Accuracy Business Cup website. Any questions that teams have can be sent direct to abc.uk@accuracy.com.