• Grades 9-12
• Age: 14-19
• Program Length: 23 Weeks

Company Program - a Student Venture runs Tuesday evening in Sarnia at the Sarnia Lambton Business Development Corporation - 109 Durand Street. This year the program starts Oct 18th and runs until April. 2006-2007 Companies are 'Cocktail Candles' and 'Chain Reaction'. To learn more about how to purchase hand made chain link jewlery or quality crafted cocktail candles, please contact the JA office at 519-336-1484.

A little bit about Company Program

• 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.
• Guided by business consultants, the young people meet after school one night a week over a 23 week period. Every aspect of owning & operating a business is covered: 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

2006-2007 Sponsors:

• Suncor Energy Foundation- Major
• Sarnia Lambton Business Development Corporation
• RBC Royal Bank