“I learned to take risks in the business world”
Elvis Ahn (third from right) with his JA Business Week Company As a two year JA Business Week student, I’ve sat through many workshops all surrounding the idea of business. One of the more interesting...
View ArticleColorado Students Attend JA National Student Leadership Summit
For the first time ever, students from Colorado were selected as finalists for the national JA Company of the Year and JA Business Plan Challenge competitions. The finals were part of the JA National...
View ArticleThe (New!) JA Company Program
Junior Achievement’s Flagship Program Since 1919. Preparing Teen Entrepreneurs For 2019. Colorado teens will be some of the first in the nation to experience the reimagined JA Company Program. Under...
View ArticleJunior Achievement Proves Impact
Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain, Inc. (JA-Rocky Mountain) partners with volunteers and teachers to inspire students to gain the knowledge and skills they need to succeed and our efforts are paying...
View Article7 Financial Literacy Tips for Teenagers
Have you ever taken a class that taught personal finance or financial literacy? Since money management is generally not taught in the school system, your answer is probably no. However, it’s an...
View Article40 High Schools Converged to Compete
Students from 42 Colorado high schools converged to compete at 2014 JA Stock Market Challenge, presented by Great-West Financial last week. The JA Stock Market Challenge is a live stock market...
View ArticleState Farm® Awards $20,000 Grant to Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain, Inc.
Stephanie Sponder, Larry Jaramillo, Andy Silver,Dave Campanale and Carrie Hanson at JA Finance Park on April 22, 2015 State Farm announced that it has awarded a $20,000 grant to Junior...
View ArticleColorado Teens Opt to Step Up rather than Sleep In
Hundreds of Colorado high school students are attending Junior Achievement (JA) Business Week, a residential business boot camp presented by Arrow Electronics, Inc., held at Johnson & Wales...
View ArticleWhat happens when the wild imagination of youth converges with the rigorous...
Kelyn D. Lanier and Company G This year, Junior Achievement’s Business Week, presented by Arrow Electronics, showcased what happens when the wild imagination of youth converges with the rigorous...
View ArticleThrough JA Business Week, they are investing in their future
JA Business Week Company Advisor Alan Asher For the past nine years, my company has given me time-off to volunteer as a Company Advisor (CA) for Junior Achievement Business Week: a one-of-a-kind summer...
View ArticleJA My First Start Up
Do you love attending your kids’ sporting events but you’re tired of dragging around your canopy, chairs, cooler, and fan in the sweltering heat weekend after weekend? If that’s you, then Sport Cabanas...
View ArticleJA Supporter Demonstrates the Power of Long-term Giving
Brian Florey helps students understand the importance of budgeting, saving and investing at JA Finance Park. It began as a challenge from a friend, and more than a year later Brian Florey continues to...
View ArticleJA alumnus serves up sushi burritos and business guidance
Alonzo Martinez (left) shows off Komotodo cookies with Head Chef and Manager Dustin Brafford Anyone hungry for a sushi burrito? That’s right. A sushi burrito. In October 2015, JA-Rocky Mountain alumnus...
View ArticleJA Business Week Alumna Returns to Volunteer
It seems as if I did not have enough from JA Business Week the first time around. When I attended JA Business Week throughout my high school summers (2007-2011), I was always upset when it was time to...
View ArticleMy First Experience as a JA Business Week Company Advisor
James Johnson and his JA Business Week company Each summer for the last several years I have volunteered for our Junior Achievement Business Week program here in Denver. In years past, I have only...
View Article“I learned to take risks in the business world”
Elvis Ahn (third from right) with his JA Business Week Company As a two year JA Business Week student, I’ve sat through many workshops all surrounding the idea of business. One of the more interesting...
View ArticleColorado Students Attend JA National Student Leadership Summit
For the first time ever, students from Colorado were selected as finalists for the national JA Company of the Year and JA Business Plan Challenge competitions. The finals were part of the JA National...
View ArticleThe (New!) JA Company Program
Junior Achievement’s Flagship Program Since 1919. Preparing Teen Entrepreneurs For 2019. Colorado teens will be some of the first in the nation to experience the reimagined JA Company Program. Under...
View ArticleFirst-ever spring semester JA Stock Market Challenge
More than 1,000 students from 33 area high schools competed in the JA Stock Market Challenge on Feb. 10 and 11 at the Charles Schwab Campus Event Center in Lone Tree. The JA Stock Market Challenge,...
View ArticleComcast and JA help students understand global business
We live in a global economy. In fact, some of America’s largest brands, including Apple, Google, Coca-Cola, Microsoft and Starbucks, are companies that grew from humble beginnings in the United States...
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