Hello Achievers and Advisors,

I hope you have all had a great week and are excited for March Break and Trade Show next week!

Please see below for this week's reminders:
  • Company Program Trade Show - REGISTER NOW & WHAT TO EXPECT
  • March Break and End of Year
  • Company Program Deadline - Small Extension for Final Shareholders Report
  • Battle of the Ads Reminder (+Team Challenge Points)
  • Fixed Costs Reminder
Company Program Trade Show - REGISTER NOW

Date: Wednesday, March 16
Time: 5 to 7 p.m. on Zoom

An email was sent out yesterday with what to expect for Trade Show including your judging schedules.

You can review the full WHAT TO EXPECT email and access your judging schedule here: https://conta.cc/3pVQikX

There are no specific templates or requirements for your presentation. You can follow similar guidelines shared for your video sales pitch. Your sales pitch must be under 5 minutes and you will be judged on your description of your product/service, unique selling proposition, call to action and overall presentation.

This event is organized for your benefit and to help you share all the hard work you have been putting into the program - take advantage of it!

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

*15 Team Challenge Points will be awarded to each team that has 3 or more students registered for Trade Show*
March Break & End of Year

March Break - March 14 to 18
  • Please note that next week is March Break for students and is not a scheduled week in Company Program. You can decide as a team whether you wish to schedule a meeting.

Last Week of Programs - March 28 to April 1
Optional Week - April 4 to 8
  • The last week of meetings is scheduled for the week of March 28th to April 1st. However, we have provide an optional week should teams need it to wrap up their business activities and liquidate.
Company Program Deadlines

We have extended the deadline for your Final Shareholder Reports. Please review these deadlines carefully with your team.

IF YOU ARE APPLYING FOR ANY GROUP AWARDS:
You must submit your Final Shareholders Report no later than:
Sunday, April 10th at 11:59 p.m.
*Not submitting by the deadline will jeopardize your eligibility for group awards.

IF YOU ARE NOT APPLYING FOR ANY GROUP AWARDS:
You must submit your Final Shareholders Report no later than:
Friday, April 22nd at 11:59 p.m.

Please note that the deadline for fixed costs, final attendance, and yearbook remains: Friday, April 8th at 11:59 p.m.
Battle of the Ads

RECORDING
If you missed the workshop, you can review the recording here.
You can review the slides here.

CONTEST
Please review full contest details here:

Please note:
  • Your commercial must be 30 seconds to 1 minute long
  • Your commercial must include the correct JA Central Ontario logo

Deadline to submit your commercials: Friday, March 25th at 11:59 p.m.

*10 Team Challenge Points will be awarded to each team that submits their commercial by the deadline*
Fixed Costs Reminder

Please note that fixed costs are mandatory and that all teams are required to build the cost into their budgets/expenses and pay them. Just as in "real life", businesses are still required to pay rent, admin costs, taxes, etc., these fees cannot be waived and teams should make every effort to pay them.

The second installment for $75.00 is due on Friday, April 8, 2022. 

If your team has made a profit of $500 or more, you are also required to pay a "sales profits tax" to JA. The tax is 10% of your profits.

All sales profits tax payments must be submitted no later than Friday, April 8, 2022.

New Process For Payment of Fixed Costs & Profits Tax
We have set up auto-deposit for e-transfers. Please e-transfer your fixed cost and profits tax (if applicable) by April 8 to this email address: kdalziel@jacentralontario.org
Company Program Awards

Details on the Company Program Awards were sent out last week. If you missed the email, you can review the information including the FAQs here:

FOR REFERENCE
Upcoming Deadlines

For the full CP Calendar, please bookmark this page:

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, March 25 - Battle of the Ads Commercial Due
For more information, visit:

Thursday, March 31 - JA Canada National Scholarships Due
You can review the list of scholarships and application requirements here:

Friday, April 1 - JA Central Ontario Company Program Awards Due
You can review the nomination process and a summary of the award categories here: https://www.jacocompanyprogram.ca/awards

Friday, April 8 - Final Company Program Submissions
  • Fixed Costs #2 / Profits Tax Due 
  • Final Attendance List Due (Dropbox Link will be shared)
  • Shareholders Report Due (Dropbox Link will be shared)
  • Yearbook Due (Online Form will be shared in the coming weeks)

Sunday, April 10 - Final Shareholders Report (group award applicants)
  • If you are applying for group awards, please submit your final shareholders by this date

Friday, April 14 - Advisor Recognition
  • Advisor Recognition Video
  • Advisor Awards Due

Friday, April 22 - Final Shareholders Report
  • If you are not applying for group awards, please submit your final shareholders report by this date
CP Social Hour Recording

At the social, we provided a few updates on CP Awards, Trade Show and more.

You can review these updates here.
JA Canada Campus

The weekly instructions and materials can be viewed on the JA Canada Campus: https://www.jacampus.org/

Are you still having login issues? Please email me.
Weekly Emails

A copy of all weekly emails can be found here:
Quick Links

JA Central Ontario Logo files can be found here
Should you have any questions or concerns regarding any of the information provided above, please do not hesitate to email me.

Thank you!

Lucia Ly (she/her)
Manager, Company Program | JA Central Ontario
T: 437.703.2375| E: lly@jacentralontario.org
 
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