We would like to collect some photos and updates from teams to share on our social media.

This can include photos/screenshots of any of the following:

Please upload your photo and also include a short description (1-2 sentences is fine) on what the photo is about here. Please ensure you include your program name in the file name.

Each photo submission will be awarded a bonus 10 team challenge points. Maximum 3 submissions per team can be awarded.

For more information on the Team Challenge, including to download the tracker, please see here.

Thanks to all the students who attended the Networking Workshop sponsored by Rogers and led by LinkedIn this week. We hope you found it informative!

If you are interested, you can review the recording for the first part (Rock Your Profile) here.

Here are some additional resources shared by LinkedIn:

The week of January 25th to 29th is scheduled as an optional week. Teams have the option to use this as a working session if they want. However, attendance would not be mandatory to provide students an opportunity to take the time for their exams.

If your team has their product/service approval, it's time to focus on start-up capital and business planning. Here are the links for your quick reference.

Business Plan and Fixed Costs #1 Due: February 12, 2021

Other Department Resources can be found under Phase 3, Week 5 on the JA Canada Resource Portal here. This includes templates for Marketing Plan, Sales Training, etc.

Submit your Approval Form Here 

Please submit your list of executive team members here.

Deadline to submit is Friday, January 22.

In December, we reached out to Lead Advisors with a list of students with outstanding parent consent forms.

The link to complete the form online has been emailed previously to parent/guardian emails we have on file. If your parent/guardians needs the form to be resent, please have them email their request to companyprogram@jacentralontario.org.

To view our last update and details on what JA Canada is providing, please see our weekly email sent December 11 here.

For teams who will be using Shopify, here are the next steps:

*IMPORTANT NOTE* Please do not start a Shopify account until you hear from us and receive the link. Any accounts that are created without the unique link provided by JA will not be applied to the free offer from JA Canada.

To learn more about banking, please review the banking FAQ here.

Once your team is ready to move forward with opening a bank account, please email companyprogram@jacentralontario.org with the following information:

Where possible, we would encourage two Advisors to have signing authority, however, for this virtual year, we are making an exception and allowing for one Advisor to set up the bank account if two Advisors are not able to coordinate to open the bank account.

For your internal process, regardless of how many Advisors are on the bank account, please ensure that you have two Advisors (including the signatory) and your VP of Finance or member of Finance Department responsible for reviewing/signing along with the Advisors. This will provide the students an opportunity to learn about accountability and financial controls within a business.

Each year between February and March, we schedule Company Program visits with each of our after-school Company Programs. The visit is an opportunity for JA staff to meet the students, provide some JA updates including upcoming events and CP awards and answer any questions your team may have.

Your team can choose to prepare a short presentation of their company - it is not mandatory but highly encouraged as it is a great opportunity for your team to practice your pitch!

I will be in touch over the next month to confirm the dates and times with your Lead Advisors. Visits will last between 20 to 30 minutes.

ADVISORS: If you use Microsoft Teams as your meeting platforms, breakout rooms should now be accessible. You may want to contact your IT department to learn more about how to utilize the function. You can also find some additional information here.

To view the full CP Calendar including upcoming deadlines, click here.

Friday, January 22 (NEW DEADLINE!)

Product/Service Approval Form Due

Exam Break

Mid-Year Attendance List Due

Business Plan & Fixed Cost #1 Due

Should you have questions or concerns regarding any of the above information, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at companyprogram@jacentralontario.org

Thank you!

Lucia & Lesley

The Company Program Team