JA Company Program
JA Company Program
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JA Company Program empowers high school students to fill a need or solve a problem in their community and teaches them practical skills required to conceptualize, capitalize, and manage their own business venture.
About JA Company Program
About JA Company Program
Throughout the process of building their own company, participants collaborate, make crucial business decisions, communicate with multiple stakeholders, and develop entrepreneurial knowledge and skills. Community volunteers and mentors provide real-world guidance and experience to the participant-led startup.
The program is available for both in-school and afterschool settings and may be completed during one semester or throughout an entire school year. It is great for business and marketing classes, finance classes, school clubs, and youth entrepreneurship programs.
JA provides curriculum, training for program facilitators/educators, and support along the way. Additionally, student participants are eligible to compete in JA North's Company of the Year competition in April.
Student Goals
Student Goals
Develop an aptitude for entrepreneurship
Improve their problem-solving, teamwork, communication, and leadership skills.
Gain surface-level and deeper experience with research and target market selection
Successfully manage their company's finances
Build resilience to unexpected developments
JA Company Program Brief
JA Company Program Brief
Click the “Pop-out” icon in the top right-hand corner of the program brief to view, download, or print as a PDF. The second page shows a short overview of each session.
Student & Teacher Testimonials
Student & Teacher Testimonials
"My students this year launched three separate businesses, and JA provided them with coaching support, the opportunity to pitch their ideas, and in two of the cases, scholarship funding.”
"I loved learning more about how I could grow my business and each step to get there."
"JA gave us an environment to test what we've learned and developed over a year in a real-world setting."
JA Company Program Program Brief 2020.pdfJA Company Program Pop-Up
JA Company Program Pop-Up
If you are not quite ready to dive into the full Company Program, Pop-Up is a great alternate. In Pop-Up, students learn how to plan, launch, and operate their own business venture generating profits within a structured, guided experience. This teacher-led seven session program walks the class through selling a predetermined product or supporting an existing school or community event. Participants focus primarily on marketing and sales roles, while learning the basics of launching and operating a pop-up business. Company Program Pop-Up can be used in high school or eighth grade classes.
Click the “Pop-out” icon in the top right-hand corner of the documents below to view, download, or print as a PDF.
Pop-Up Meetings and Milestones.pdfJA Company Program Pop-Up Learning Experience Overview.pdfPage updated
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