Hand over the keys to success. A prosperous community and strong economy is in the hands of our future entrepreneurs and leaders of well-managed companies. Company Program – A Student Venture inspires high school students to understand the role of business in our society by creating an enterprise of their own.

The Company Program – A Student Venture is often a student’s first step in fostering the skills necessary to be an entrepreneur. The unique opportunity allows high school students to engage in a team-based approach to the entrepreneurial process; they establish and run their own business in a secure school environment.

By working through a complete business cycle, students experience both the risks and rewards of entrepreneurship. They search for venture ideas, manipulate those ideas into a viable business opportunity, plan their venture, finance it and, finally, produce and market a product or service. While introducing career opportunities, CP-SV also develops skills in basic workforce-readiness, critical thinking, communication, teamwork, entrepreneurship and leadership.

Your Junior Achievement Experience

Company Program – Student Venture is delivered in a 20-lesson program. The teacher and business volunteer(s) partner to explore the core program modules with students. This program is provided at no cost to the school through the cooperative efforts of Junior Achievement and local business.

Students will:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of entrepreneurship
• Develop and refine personal effectiveness skills in the areas of communications, human relations, critical/creative thinking, decision-making and problem solving.
• Recognize the role of communications and technology in starting a business.
• Define a business, identity ways and options to establish it, generate new ideas, and identify a local business opportunity.
• Examine and develop a business plan.
• Carry out a mini-business for a period of time, keep a record of the activities and achievements and evaluate the results based on the business goals.