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2015-16 Awards & Scholarships
JABC awards & scholarships are now available for application, thanks to our generous donors. Apply now!
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Our 3rd Innovation Jam competition is coming on Monday Jan. 18. If you're interested in becoming a coach or judge for the student pitches, please respond here.
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2016 JA Leadership Breakfast - Prince George
To build on the topic of the rise of Millennials and Generation Z, JABC is hosting a Leadership Breakfast panel discussion on January 21, 2016 at the
BC Natural Resources Forum
in Prince George
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| We want your story! Are you a former Junior Achiever?
We want to know your story! Celebrate 60 years of inspiration with us by sharing your JA story. Help us share with others how JA has transformed your life and the lives of others across BC.
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We're hiring!
Want to work with JABC in Prince George and help further business education for youth? We're looking for a Regional Manager! Visit our
posting for details
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This year has gone by so quickly and before we know it, it's 2016 already!
I am excited about our new and refreshed programs that were launched this fall - Our Business World, Economics for Success, and Be Entrepreneurial. They have been very well received and it is truly rewarding to know that our new programs are making an impact on our students. Thank you for your feedback. It has helped us improve our program delivery and will continue to do so into the new year.
At JABC, we have so much to be thankful for in 2015, and it's all because of supporters like you - our donors, volunteers and teachers - who have played a part in educating our youth and enabling them to succeed in today's global economy.
We want to continue our momentum and do even better in 2016, but we can't do this alone. To reach even more youth with relevant, practical business education, we need your continued support.
Please consider giving a gift to inspire and empower Junior Achievers to help them become leaders of tomorrow.
Again, thank you for having worked so hard in 2015 to make our programs such a big success. We look forward to continue working with you in 2016!
Jan Bell-Irving
President & CEO
JA British Columbia
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We at JABC have been working hard to improve on ways you can reach and interact with us. We understand that the Internet is the predominant way for businesses, educators and students to connect and access information. That is why we have been working on a new and improved JABC website.
More updates to come in the new year. Stay tuned!
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| Jan Bell-Irving, JABC President & CEO, with panelists Al Jessa, COO, JOEY Restaurant Group; Kirsten Sutton, VP, Managing Director, SAP Labs Canada; Nabeel Sohail, JABC alumnus; Jocelyn Tien, JABC alumnus and Chair of JABC Young Alumni Network; and keynote speaker Tracey Arnish, Senior Vice President, People and Culture, Canfor Corporation. |
Over 250 business leaders and professionals representing 136 companies gathered at the Four Seasons Hotel on November 18 for our inaugural
JA Leadership Breakfast. The event brought together like-minded executives from various industries learning bout and discussing the future workforce in BC. The theme for this inaugural year was the rise of Millennials and Generation Z in the workplace and how companies should reassess their methods to recruit, train and retain them.
Talent management expert Tracey Arnish, Senior Vice President, People and Culture at Canfor Corporation, delivered a keynote address on the perceptions vs. realities of millennials in today's workplace, and led an interactive discussion with a panel of local business leaders and JA alumni consisting of:
- Al Jessa, Chief Operating Offer, JOEY Restaurant Group
- Kirsten Sutton, VP & Managing Director, SAP Labs Canada
- Jocelyn Tien, JABC alumnus and Chair of JABC Young Alumni Network
- Nabeel Sohail, JABC alumnus and winner of 2015 JABC Award for Oratory and Presentation Skills
"One size doesn't fit all. Millennials want choice. We need to be creative in coming up with innovative, relevant programs that cater to their individual needs...."
- Kirsten Sutton, VP & Managing Director, SAP Labs Canada.
To extend the momentum of the rise of Millennials and Generation Z, JABC is hosting a Leadership Breakfast panel discussion on January 21, 2016 at the BC Natural Resources Forum in Prince George. See www.bcnaturalresourcesforum.com for more information about this Forum.
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| Coast Capital Savings Youth Team members Kathleen Hill and Breyn Banks delivering Dollars with Sense program at Victoria High School |
In celebration of National Financial Literacy Month in November, JABC was featured in the media for our financial literacy programs. Times Colonist reported on the
Coast Capital Savings delivery of the JA Dollars with Sense program at Victoria High School for their Grade 11 Planning students on November 26. The program was delivered with much success to three classrooms; two of the classrooms had JA Volunteers from Coast Capital Savings Youth Team - Breyn Banks and Rachel Kelly.
One student was excited about the program presentation, saying that it helped give her "a better understanding of how money works, how to save it, and how to budget."
More on this story... >
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| Loretta Yang, JABC alumnus (left), making her thank-you speech to BC Premier Christy Clark (right) at the BC Business Summit |
JABC was well represented by alumnus Loretta Yang in a thank-you speech to BC Premier Christy Clark at the
BC Business Summit - BC 2035 on November 19, 2015. The event, organized by the
BC Business Council, brought senior business leaders, government officials, First Nations, academic and community leaders together in a conversation about the future of British Columbia's economy. Particularly, the Summit asked the question: what type of British Columbia do we want to see in 2035.
Loretta Yang, an active member of the
JABC Young Alumni Network, is a graduate of the JA Company Program in 2011 and a winner of the 2015 Award for Oratory and Presentation Skills. In her address, Loretta Yang thanked the Premier for sharing her vision for the future of BC, and encouraged government and business leaders to work together to build a prosperous economy that she and her generation will inherit by 2035. Her speech was very well received by everyone in the room. Thank you Loretta for representing JABC at the Summit.
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JA Impact: The Next Big Thing
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| JA Student Company BASECAMP Cards executives Maya Gay and Rachel Birrell |
A JA Company Program participant from Okanagan Mission Secondary in Kelowna is truly "the next big thing."
Maya Gay
started
BASECAMP Cards
with classmate Rachel Birrell and they created a product that has everyone talking.
The effective business planning skills that Maya and her partner learned through the JA Company Program elevated them to many successes including the Ledcor Regional Company of the Year Award in 2015. Most recently, Maya bought out her partner and hired her brother Aidan. Together they received a 2015 fellowship with
The Next Big Thing (TNBT), and opportunity that will take their business to the next level.
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