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Company Program-A Student Venture

After School or In-Class Program available

Grades: 9-12

Age: 14-19

Program Length:
Company Program: 17-20 weeks - once a week after school
Student Venture: 12 periods - in class

This Unique Program gives students the opportunity to acquire basic business knowledge, relevant work experience & to develop interpersonal skills in a unique learning environment.

In accepting the challenge & responsibility of operating their own business, participants will discover the rewards of teamwork, commitment & individual initiative. Individual & collective efforts are recognized & rewarded. For the Participant Management team, the opportunity exists to experiment with new management techniques & approaches to motivation.

In both programs, business consultants guide the young people through every aspect of owning & operating a business: developing a business plan, organizing, managing & liquidating a company.

Goals of Company Program-A Student Venture are to:
Provide an experiential supplement to business and economic education of students to help them better understand how businesses are organized and operated
Help students develop critical thinking, speaking, and leadership skills
Demonstrate the rewards of the free enterprise system
Introduce to career opportunities and teach basic workforce-readiness skills
Foster a positive relationship between our youth and the business community

Students will:
Learn how to raise capital by selling shares of stocks
Prepare a business plan and financial statement
Declare and distribute dividends and issue a report to shareholders
Produce the product or service
Develop marketing and sales strategies
Liquidate the company and close the books.