Hello Achievers and Advisors,

Happy Friday! Not too many updates for this week, just a few reminders below. Please keep an eye out on online award application details that will be shared next week.

Event Registration:
  • Company Program Trade Show - REGISTER NOW

Shopify Reminder:
  • Activating Shopify Payments - if you are launching soon and require payments activated, please read this reminder
Company Program Trade Show - REGISTER NOW

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.

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

To activate payments, please email me at lly@jacentralontario.org or Stephanie at skipfer@jacentralontario.org

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
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.
Battle of the Ads Recording & Commercial Contest Details

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

SURVEY
If you attended the workshop, please take a few minutes to share your feedback with us 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 25

We will be reviewing the attendance list and will be awarding teams that had 2 or more students who joined for the full event 10 team challenge points.
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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