JA Business Week Project Descriptions
At JA Business Week, students work in teams of 10 to form student companies. Under the leadership of a company adviser, teams compete in one of three challenges for real companies....
Helping Teachers be Successful in their Personal & Professional Lives
On June 10, 45 Denver-area educators are opting to postpone their well-earned summer vacations to take a class on personal financial literacy. They are participating in the Junior Achievement (JA)...
Record-Breaking JA Bowl-A-Thon Raises $910,000
More than 5,385 participants from more than 100 companies hit the lanes to help Junior Achievement (JA) provide financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurial programs to local students. The 30th...
Partner Profile: Western Union
Western Union has teamed up with JA to help fulfill the company’s mission of enriching the lives of people around the world by enhancing their economic opportunities. We are perfect...
“I fell in love with business and everything that comes with it”
Like all teenagers at the age of 15, I was slightly irritated at the fact that my parents had dragged me to a summer camp that I was originally not...
JA & Microsoft Help Prepare Colorado Students for the World of Work
Junior Achievement (JA) and Microsoft announced a new collaboration as part of the Microsoft YouthSpark initiative to help local students explore careers in the technology hardware and software industries. Through...
“I am really glad I have this program on my resume!”
Last summer I got involved in the JA Business Week, and I am truly happy I did. My favorite part of this camp was the real aspect of it! Being...
“I got a taste of the real world”
In November 2012, I was afforded the opportunity to attend JA Finance Park. The experience I gained from the event was invaluable. When I (along with the rest of Rangeview...
Student Company Success: Combine Columbine
Columbine High School, participating for the second year with The FIRE Within, a youth entrepreneurship program in partnership with Junior Achievement and the Second Wind Fund, ratcheted their business plan up...
