A JA program for grades 9 to 12
Over a four-month period, JA’s Company Program teaches grades nine to 12 students how to organize and operate a real business. With the help of volunteers from the local business community, students will design, manage and liquidate a business as they learn to launch and run a small enterprise. Students will gain business confidence and experience as this hands-on program empowers them to become Canada’s future CEOs.
- Students will
- Solve real business challenges
- Gather data, evaluate choices and create a business 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 to best enable them to achieve their company’s mission
- Maintain and analyze financial records
- Set sales goals and make effective sales pitches
Looking for a single day version of our Comapny Program? Check out JA Days
Hear from JA-NEO alumnus Megan Collyer on how JA’s Company Program helped inspire and empower her to pursue her career goals.
Want to learn more? Download our information Sheet!
We’re grateful for our support from Shopify, Mccall Macbain Foundation, and Neo and the opportunities provided to JA Company Program students across Northern and Eastern Ontario.
