JA Company Program | Week 12 | Updates & Reminders

Hello Achievers and Advisors,

*Please note that this weekly update is being sent to both Achievers and Advisors in the program - please ensure you are all reviewing these updates and reminders!*

Included in this email:

Social Media Challenge Week
CP Social Hour - TODAY
Battle of the Ads Workshop - NEXT THURSDAY
Company Program Trade Show - Date Confirmed!
Trade Show & Social Media Form Reminder
Shopify - Reminder on Payments
Company Name - Reminder on Naming Requirement
Company Program Awards
JA Canada National Scholarships
External Opportunities - new opportunity posted!
Upcoming Deadlines

Social Media Challenge Week

Thank you everyone who participated in this week's Social Media Challenge!

We absolutely LOVED seeing the creativity, enthusiasm and FUN you all put into your posts. Well done!

The winners will be announced at the CP Social today and we will share the winners on social media and in next week's email.

CP Social Hour (for Achievers) - TODAY AT 4 P.M.!

We invite achievers to join us for a virtual CP Social Hour today (February 4) from 4 to 5 p.m.

Please register for the CP Social Hour here.

Where it asks for your company name, please use your JA student company name.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Battle of the Ads - REMINDER TO REGISTER

Date: Thursday, February 10

Time: 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Zoom

Come join us to learn about how to create a great commercial for your company!

Please register for the Battle of the Ads here.

Where it asks for your company name, please use your JA student company name.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

*10 Team Challenge Pts will be awarded to teams with 2+ students attending for the full event.

Company Program Trade Show - Date Confirmed!

Date: Wednesday, March 16

Time: 5 to 7 p.m. on Zoom

Virtual Event Summary: The Company Program Trade Show provides an opportunity for students participating in Company Program to network with peers, showcase their companies and compete for the best sales pitch!

Featuring:

Keynote Speaker
Live Sales Pitches reviewed by judges
Opportunity for guests/judges to visit each team at their virtual booths
Opportunity for students/advisors to visit each team at their virtual booths
All students and advisors are welcome!
You are also welcome to invite friends and family to Trade Show

Requirements:

Each team must have a minimum of 2 students representing their team at their virtual booth at all times. Extra team members can visit other teams, if there are two students at your booth.
Each team must prepare a 2-5 minute pitch for the judges (can include a PPT).
Estimated judging window will be provided closer to the event.

Awards:

Judge’s Choice | Judges to visit booths (March 16) | Top 3 winners - Judged based on product description, unique selling proposition, call to action & presentation (communication)
Achievers’ Choice | JA teams vote to determine winner (March 16)
People’s Choice | Public votes online on pitch videos (March 17-25)

Trade Show awards will be announced at ventureON in May.

Please register for Trade Show here.

Feel free to share this link with your friends and family too!

Company Program Trade Show & Social Media Form

Social Media & Trade Show Form

Deadline: Friday, February 18

*10 Team Challenge Pts* for submitting Social Media & Trade Show Form

To help us prepare for Trade Show and to promote your student teams, please complete the Social Media & Trade Show form. The deadline for this form is fast approaching - please make sure you and your team are planning ahead and compiling your sales pitch and information for the form!

Please complete the form here.

As part of the submission, students are asked to provide a sales pitch video. Please review the sales pitch requirements here (including page 8 for guidelines).

Shopify - Reminder on Payments

To all the teams using Shopify, a reminder that in order to set up Shopify Payments, you must share your bank details with JA to add to the account (this has to be done through us).

We will need your banking information including:

Transit Number (5 digits)
Institution Number (3 digits)
Account Number (7 digits)

To avoid delays, please double check these numbers before sending.

We can also add a manual payment option and then provide details for customers to e-transfer their payment to an email. If you want to add this option, please let us know. To learn more about how it works, please go to: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/payments/manual-payments/email-money-transfers

For e-transfer payments, you have two options below. Sample wording provided here for your reference.

1. Set up with a Q&A

Please follow these instructions to make an electronic payment.
Send E-transfer to: (email address)
Utilize the following: Security Question + Answer (case and space sensitive)
In the message section please include your order number.

2. Set up with automatic deposit:

Please follow the instructions to make an automatic deposit electronic payment.
Send E-Transfer to: (email address)
In the message section, please include your order number
Please note that your order will be processed upon payment.

Should you have any questions, please let us know.

Company Name - Reminder on Naming Requirement

This is a reminder to please use the correct company name on all of your marketing and promotional materials including on social media.

You company name should be in the following format on all materials and online platforms (please make sure it is JA Central Ontario and not JA Canada or other variation): Company Name, a JA Central Ontario Company
The words "supported by" or "led by" and the sponsor/host name should be included where appropriate on materials and online platforms. For example, your name should show up as: Company Name, a JA Central Ontario Company supported by XYZ I will be emailing Lead Advisors, President and VP of Marketing next week to ensure you have the correct sponsor/host name.
Please use the correct JA Central Ontario logo. Do not use any other variation. Logo files can be found here.

Company Program Awards

You can review the nomination process and a summary of the award categories here: https://www.jacocompanyprogram.ca/awards

We will be updating you with more information regarding the awards over the next few weeks and applications will open in March. Stay tuned!

Deadline: Friday, April 1st

JA Canada National Scholarships

The JA Canada National Scholarships have been announced! As a JA Company Program student, you may be eligible for these scholarships.

You can review the list of scholarships and application requirements here:

https://jacanada.org/awards-and-scholarships/

Deadline: Thursday, March 31st

External Opportunities

From time to time, JA posts external opportunities offered by our JA partners. You can review the opportunities here (they are also linked from the JA Campus): https://www.jacocompanyprogram.ca/externalopportunities

Note: We've just posted an opportunity from Cognizant Outreach and Fire Tech - they have joined forces to run a series of free workshops on the hottest tech topics. The workshops are on UK time, however, if you sign up, you will be automatically be sent the recordings to view.

Upcoming Deadlines

For the full CP Calendar, please bookmark this page:

https://www.jacocompanyprogram.ca/calendar

All deadlines are due at 11:59 PM on the dates listed below.

Submissions can be made by an advisor or by a student - please communicate with your team to determine who will submit on behalf of the team.

Friday, February 18 - Social Media & Trade Show Form Due

*10 Team Challenge Pts* for Social Media & Trade Show Form

Submit your form here

FOR REFERENCE

Quote of the Week

No new quote for this week but wanted to let you know that YOU ARE DOING GREAT! You've read this far into the weekly email and are launching your own business. Bravo :)

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