WHAT IS THE COMPANY PROGRAM?
This after-school program is designed to give high school students an opportunity to set up and run a business for themselves.
Guided by a team of volunteer business consultants, these young entrepreneurs gain practical, first-hand experience running their own REAL business. The students form a company, raise start-up capital, elect company management, produce and market a product or service, and then go on to liquidate their business at the end of the 20 week program.
STUDENT REGISTRATION
If you are a student who is interested in this program, please click here to register online.
The Volunteer Business Consultant
Within The Company Program, 4 - 5 volunteer business consultants are assigned to each group of 12 - 25 students. Working in a facilitative role, the volunteers help guide the students through the various decision-making processes they encounter while running their own company. Ideally, the volunteer consultants will share their expertise and experience with the students while helping to deliver the program through the material provided by Junior Achievement.
Program Specifics
the program operates from 7 - 9:30 on Monday evenings at St. David High School in Waterloo (starting October 19, 2009) and Tuesdays at the (Z Beside the Y) 265 Hespeler Road in Cambridge (starting October 27, 2009).
approximately 200 - 250 students are involved in the program from high schools all across Waterloo Region program duration is late October - early April an end-of-year awards banquet and celebration is held to wrap up the year sponsoring companies and volunteer business consultants come from many of Waterloo Region's recognizable and successful businesses for more information about the Company Program, contact the JA office at jawatrgn@golden.net or (519) 576-6610.
