What does it mean to be work ready?
"Work" and "ready" are simple words that should be easy to define yet there is a vexing problem facing American businesses: today's graduating students lack basic workplace skills and are...
More than financial connections made through JA
When Joe Farley, Data Entry Specialist at UniWyo Federal Credit Union in Laramie, Wyoming, entered Ms. Ward’s 6th grade classroom in the spring of 2011, he was eager to help...
JA & Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Name 2016 Colorado Business Hall of Fame Laureates
Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain, Inc. and the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce are pleased to announce the 2016 inductees into the Colorado Business Hall of Fame, representing Colorado’s most distinguished business...
JA held its first ever Trap Tournament on Oct. 2, 2015 at the Longmeadow Game Resort and Event Center in Wiggins, CO. Eleven teams participated in this unique fundraiser. Congratulations...
Building on Colorado’s entrepreneurial legacy
As the city basks in the success of another tremendous Denver Startup Week, it is evident that an entrepreneurial spirit is part of our identity as Coloradoans. Our state was...
JA opens the door for students
While JA’s mission centers on teaching financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship to as many students as possible, there is a concentrated effort to reach low income students in our communities. During the...
JA comes full circle, empowering one family’s future
Cassandra Ilich of Colorado Federal Savings Bank has been a JA volunteer since 2014. In just a years’ time, Cassandra has impacted over 250 students and become a JA Apple...
Inspiring students to be FutureSmart
On Tuesday, November 10, 2016 more than 2,000 Junior Achievement students will take part in MassMutual’s FutureSmart Challenge at the Pepsi Center. In partnership with MassMutual and the Denver Nuggets,...
Startup Week’s top teen business wins startup capital
The Denver Office of Economic Development honors the best and brightest ideas in small business through the JumpStart BizPlan Awards, presented by Deloitte and and U.S. Bank. Judges selected three early-stage...
