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Company Program

The program helps young people appreciate and better understand the role of business in our society. Through this hands-on experience, students learn about the free enterprise system and how businesses function.

  • Number of weeks: 13-15

  • Number of hours per week 2-3 hours

  • Target Age Group: 16-22

Objectives

  • Organizing a Junior Achievement Company
           - Analyzes and explores personal opportunities and responsibilities within a company

  • Plan
           - Design strategies for a company that include a business plan, production plan, financial plan, and marketing plan

  • Managing a Junior Achievement Company
           - Produces a product, monitors productivity, evaluates the quality of the products, and creates a selling strategy

  • Liquidating a Junior Achievement Company
           - Compose and annual report for stockholders and develop personal career goals

Content of the Program

  • Business

  • Buying and selling

  • Capital

  • Competition

  • Economic incentives

  • Economic institutions

  • Entrepreneur

  • Fixed and Variable costs

  • Goods and services

  • Income and expenses

  • Income distribution

  • Job

  • Management

  • Markets/marketing

  • Money

  • Price

  • Productive resources

  • Productivity

  • Profit

  • Specialization and division of labor

  • Stock

  • Supply and demand

  • Taxes

 

Methodology

A combination of traditional theory with practical hands-on activities supported by software programs and the presence of a volunteer business consultant. Activities include: discussions, games, video projection, creative activities, tests, questionnaires, team work, role plays.

 

Premises and Equipment Needed

  • Standard classroom

  • Also see Training materials

  • Access to Video player, overhead projector, PC (Windows 95) & printer from time to time.

Educators and Other Human Resources Needed

  • Teachers of Economics, Civic Studies, Geography/History, and/or English

  • Volunteer Business Consultants (experienced businesspeople/ parents/ university graduates) trained by Junior Achievement International

Literature and Other Training Material

  • Student Manual

  • Sales Order Books

  • Stock Certificates

  • Consultant Manuals

  • Officer Training Folder

  • Job Application

  • Product Labels

  • Membership ID Cards

  • Individual Sales Chart

  • Purchase Order Form

  • Sales Summary

  • (Optional) MACROLAND (Focus: Macroeconomics; government)

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