JA COMPANY PROGRAM
ABOUT JA COMPANY PROGRAM
JA Company Program teaches Senior Secondary School students how to start and run their own business, develop a product or service, and market their brand with the support of a volunteer. In this JA flagship program, students come together to form a company, choose a business name, and elect company officers to oversee the operations of the company for the program duration. It teaches students to put theory into practice to understand what entrepreneurship is about. The students conduct market research and develop a business plan, raise capital by selling shares of stock, decide on what to produce and produce it, market and sell their products, keep proper financial records, pay dividends to investors, and use ten percent (10%) of their profit for Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR). At the end of the program, the students who complete the program successfully and submit an annual report to JA Nigeria will qualify for a regional competition and the best student company from each region will represent their school in the National Company of the Year (NCOY) competition in Lagos. The winning school will go on to represent Nigeria in the Africa Company of the Year (ACOY) competition. The Company Program is currently sponsored by PMIEF, ACT Foundation and Boeing.
PROGRAM SKILLS
PROGRAM SESSION
Students examine their own entrepreneurial traits, how those traits fit within the Company structure, and explore potential ways to fund their venture.
Students brainstorm potential products and services that could fill a need or solve a problem and determine which business ideas should be vetted further.
Students conduct research on their top product or service ideas and decide on which idea to move forward with based on a series of factors.
Students form business teams and begin to develop their business plan through a series of specialized tasks.
Business teams report on their tasks and findings to the entire Company and come to a consensus on major decisions as they launch the business and finalize their business plan.
Each week, business teams meet to provide status updates to the entire Company, review priorities, and accomplish tasks to meet Company goals and objectives.
Each week, business teams meet to provide status updates to the entire Company, review their priorities, and accomplish tasks to meet Company goals and objectives.
Each week, business teams meet to provide status updates to the entire Company, review their priorities, and accomplish tasks to meet Company goals and objectives.
Each week, business teams meet to provide status updates to the entire Company, review their priorities, and accomplish tasks to meet Company goals and objectives.
Each week, business teams meet to provide status updates to the entire Company, review their priorities, and accomplish tasks to meet Company goals and objectives.
Each week, business teams meet to provide status updates to the entire Company, review their priorities, and accomplish tasks to meet Company goals and objectives.
Students conclude remaining company business operations, liquidate the Company, and decide what to do with the profits.
Students create their own personal action plan using the knowledge and experience gained throughout the program.