a student-operated business 
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            a virtual business based in an educational institute, set up for the purpose of giving students valuable hands on work experience while undergoing their course
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            is a simulated business set up and run by learners with support from a trainer/facilitator, and a real business.