Author: jarockymountain

June 26, 2014

JA Business Week Company Advisor Leads by Example

Rondah Frierson and her JA Business Week student company Rewind a few years to a warm, sunny June day at the Johnson & Wales campus, and you’ll find Rondah Frierson...

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June 25, 2014

“I learned to take risks in the business world”

Elvis Ahn (third from right) with his JA Business Week Company As a two year JA Business Week student, I've sat through many workshops all surrounding the idea of business....

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My First Experience as a JA Business Week Company Advisor

James Johnson and his JA Business Week company Each summer for the last several years I have volunteered for our Junior Achievement Business Week program here in Denver. In years...

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June 19, 2014

JA Business Week Alumna Returns to Volunteer

It seems as if I did not have enough from JA Business Week the first time around. When I attended JA Business Week throughout my high school summers (2007-2011), I...

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June 16, 2014

Team Building Gone Right

I have attended Junior Achievement Business Week for the past three years. The program always leads to new learning experiences and open doors. The people at Junior Achievement really see...

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June 15, 2014

Northern Colorado JA Bowl-A-Thon Raised a Record $80,000

More than 575 participants from more than 60 companies hit the lanes to help Junior Achievement (JA) provide financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurial programs to local students. The Northern...

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June 11, 2014

New technology-based JA Business Week projects build teens’ 21st century skills

More than 275 Colorado high school students are attending Junior Achievement (JA) Business Week, presented by Arrow Electronics, Inc., held at Johnson & Wales University in Denver from June 8...

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June 9, 2014

“I’m a future entrepreneur!”

Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain, Inc. received a $16,000 grant from the Sam’s Club Giving Program to support its entrepreneurship programs in 15 local Denver-area classrooms during the 2013/14 school year.   The grant was...

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May 30, 2014

Partner Profile: DIRECTV

This school year, JA-Rocky Mountain and DIRECTV formed a mutually beneficial and holistic partnership that has already engaged more than 100 DIRECTV employees in making a difference for thousands of...

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