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Grand Rapids Business Journal Courtesy Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes A Junior Achievement chapter will give high school students a taste of “Shark Tank” next month. Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes, based in Grand Rapids Township, will host a virtual JA Pitch Day event for students to pitch their product and sales and marketing strategies to a panel of area business professionals and entrepreneurs on May 7. Students will submit their pitch via video in advance...

It is a six-month project in which high school students put their ideas into practice by launching and operating a real company with other students, under the tutelage of professional entrepreneurs.

The Repository NORTH CANTON – In the fall, Hoover High School senior Gavin Williams and eight classmates formed FinLit as part of the JA Company Program through Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio in teacher Mike Grady’s business program. Focused on bringing vital financial literacy education to students in a fun and understandable way, the students designed Budget or Bust, a board game that teaches kids how money decisions and habits affect their financial futures.  On April 22...

JA Nigeria has announced a partnership with Facebook in line with the vision of raising a generation of digitally-inclined young business leaders. The new partnership will result in the incorporation of a digital marketing module into JA’s flagship Company Program to empower young people with digital marketing skills. According to a statement, with the growing need for digital literacy among young people, it was pressing to expose students to digital tools in order to help them bring their bu...

MentorStark aims to strengthen area mentoring programs Laurie Moline knows there are numerous opportunities for Stark County children and young adults to find mentors — but she wants them to know that, too.  The importance of relationships and community connections was noted in a 2018 Northeast Ohio Youth Health Survey conducted by local agencies and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after an alarming increase in youth suicides. "One of the things that they talked about w...

ECONOMY Mastercard has partnered with Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) to help bridge the digital and financial literacy gap amongst school students and young adults in Nigeria. Through a series of programs, the students will be equipped with essential skills to prepare them for future success as digital entrepreneurs. The partnership forms part of Mastercard’s global commitments to connect 25 million women entrepreneurs to the digital economy, reach 50 million small businesses and financiall...