JA Company Program

 
Teaching grade 9-12 students how to organize and operate a real business

By participating in this program for four months, volunteers from the local business community work with students to launch and run a small enterprise. This gives students the real-world skills and experience that they need to achieve their dreams of becoming entrepreneurs.
 

JA Company Program transfers students into tomorrows leaders by helping them to understand how to run a successful business enterprise.


 
By participating in this program, students will:
  • Solve real business challenges

  • Gather data, evaluate choices and create a plan

  • Learn how to incorporate their business

  • Capitalize by selling shares

  • Develop and market a product or service

  • Learn about teamwork, responsibility and business ethics

  • Appoint a management team that will best enable them to achieve their company’s mission

  • Maintain and analyze financial records

  • Set sales goals and make effective sales pitches

By the end of Company Program, students will understand how to run a successful business enterprise. This will give them confidence and empower them to become Canada’s future CEOs.

 

Download the Program Sheet

 


Use the links below for more information about getting involved with Company Program.

To check program availability, or for more information, contact your local JA office.

Program availability
JA Northern Alberta & Northwest Territories
JA Southern Alberta
JA British Columbia
JA Central Ontario
JA Ottawa
JA Northern and Eastern Ontario
JA South Western Ontario
JA Manitoba
JA New Brunswick
JA Newfoundland and Labrador
JA Nova Scotia
JA Prince Edward Island
JA Quebec
 

 

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