2017 Company Program

Calendar

Week/ Date / Corresponding Activities / Advisor Guide / Student Workbook / Items Due at the end of the night
Week 0
Jan 24, 25, 26 / Information Night for Parents
  • Parents are informed of the program expectations and requirements
  • Students are participating in team building activities

Start up Phase
Week 1
Jan 30 –Feb 2 / Introduction to JA Company Program
  • How the CP Works
  • Stakeholders in the Company
  • Keys to being an effective Company Member
Set expectations
  • Review JA Policies & Procedures
Parental Consent Forms-due week 2
Develop Team Norms and expectations
  • Establish norms and working as a company
  • Making decisions as a team
Establish company values
  • Examples of company values
  • Values worksheets
Generate a product idea
  • Guidelines for product selection
  • Product ideas
  • Brainstorm ideas
  • Market research questionnaire- due week 2
  • Product research questionnaire- due week 2
Feb 2 – JA Job Shadow Day (Student Opportunity) / Pg.3
Pg. 27 / Pg 3.
Pg. 6
Pg. 6+7
Pg. 7
Pg. 8, Pg. 34
Pg. 12, Pg. 14, Pg. 15 / Attendance
Full Student Roster (sent to center manager)
Market research questionnaire-found under resources on the website
Product research questionnaire- found under resources on the website
Week 2
Feb 6-9 / Market Research
  • Discuss the results of the pervious market research
  • Product research worksheet
  • Product evaluation worksheet
Product research questionnaire sheet
  • Product pricing
  • Breakeven point
  • Determine capital requirements
  • JA Invoice (Found under resources on the website)
Select a product
  • Select a voting procedure
  • Complete the product approval form
Choose Company Name
Determine company goals
  • Set SMART goals
Create a company Mission statement
Begin creating a commercial (1 minute in length)
February 10th – product submission forums will go live at 12 noon / Pg. 16, 18
Pg 27-32
Pg 30
Pg 33
Pg 34
Pg 35, pg 36-37
Pg 37-38, pg 40, pg 41-42 / Attendance
Market research questionnaire
Product research questionnaire
Mission Statement
Company commercial discussed
Individual chosen to submit product submission form online at noon February 10th.
Reminder to bring $10.00 for company share.
Initial product prototype due
Week 3
Feb 13-16 / Check Product approval Status
  • Follow any directions accordingly, if you are given any
Buy shares ($10 per share, one share per student.)
Sell Shares
  • Fill out shareholder certificates (1 per shareholder)
Discuss social entrepreneurship (Donations, volunteering, specific charities, etc.)
Product label and packaging and company logo
  • Create a company logo (Check the JA website for logo guidelines. Logos and labels must be approved by JA Staff)
  • Include product instructions, company contact information, company logo, JA logo, etc.
  • Design product packaging
Elections next week
  • Discuss different positions within the company
  • Decide election process
Company/Individual Photos
  • Photo guidelines can be found on the website under resources
  • Individual picture of each member
  • Company picture
If in remote location, please send all pictures to JA Staff. Each file should be named as the name of the student.
Continue working on commercial
Environment Grant (Information about the grant and a link to the application can be found on the JA Website).
NO EARLY ELECTIONS
You are only permitted to run for an executive position if you are able to attend executive orientation March 4th. / Pg. 42
Pg 45-47, 47-48, 49 / Attendance
Check if your product status has been approved.
Company Photos are complete and sent to Center Managers. (Must include each person’s name with their photo)
Week 4
Feb 20-23 / Executive Elections
  • Executives must RSVP for Executive Orientation.Orientation will be on Saturday March 4th.
  • You are only permitted to run for an executive position if you are able to attend executive orientation March 4th.
Continue working on commercial
Business Plan
  • The template can be found under resources on the JACP website.
  • Executives start working on their sections
  • Main details discussed with the company
Catch up with any incomplete activities from previous weeks. / Pg 50-54 / Attendance
Executive roster to JA staff
RSVPs for executive orientation for March 4th.
Further developed product prototype
Operational Stage
Week 5
Feb 27-March 2 / Regular Meetings begin
  • Consist of production, sales, weekly board meetings, executive tasks, product improvement, other relevant tasks, etc.
Submit the Business Plan to the JA Staff
  • Due March 4th
VP’s begin their weekly duties (Learned at executive orientation)
  • VP of Marketing
- Sales training
  • VP of Production
- Production training
  • VP of Finance
  • VP of IT
- Establishes online presence
Facebook, Twitter, blog, website, etc.
  • VP of HR
  • Health and Safety
  • President
First week of production
  • Students buy production materials needed. Only buy enough materials for your first batch of products. Do not buy all your materials for the rest of the year.
  • VP of Production gives production training to all members
  • Regular production begins
Pre-sales/ sales begin
  • For the pre-sales you can collect money for the products that the customer will receive later on. Please ensure to give the pre-sale customer their product no later than one week after their purchase.
Executive Orientation March 4th
(All elected members must attend this event) / Pg. 71 / Pg. 82-84 / Business Plan Due March 3rd at midnight
Company logo, labels, and other promotional material must be sent to a JA Staff for approval.
Ideally, first batch of products are ready to be sold.
Advisor checkpoint completed
Week 6
March 6-9 / Regular Meetings
Discuss extra production days (if needed)
  • Extra production night forum must be filled out if an extra production is held
Finish Commercial
  • Due March 11th
  • File should be submitted to JA staff
/ Pg. 74-76 / Commercial Video Due March 11
Week 7
March 13-16 / Regular Meetings
Audit Template Released
  • VPs can start working on their sections of audit part 1

Week 8
March 20-23 / Regular Meetings
VP can continue working on their sections on Audit Part 1
Students can start preparing for the
WEM Tradeshow
  • A tradeshow checklist can be found on the JACP website
  • No handmade signs are allowed at tradeshow
  • Students attending must RSVP
/ Audit Part 1 soft copy, and sample product due March 24that midnight.
Reminder: Company logo, labels, and other promotional material must be sent to a JA Staff for approval.
RSVP for the WEM tradeshow
Spring Break March 27th – March 31st, 2016
Week 9
April 3-6th / Regular Meeting
Continue preparation for the WEM tradeshow
April 8th – WEM Tradeshow and Big Pitch / RSVP for WEM Tradeshow
Week 10
April 10-13th / Regular Meeting
Audit Feedback Given
Executives Begin working on Audit Part 2
  • Corrections should be made based on feedback and comments from JA staff
  • Products submitted during audit part 1 returned

Week 11
April 17-20 / Regular Meetings
Submit Audit Part 3 with anewfinished product
Preparation for ABHOF (formal tradeshow & banquet)
  • Select students attending
  • Review expectations
  • Presidents should plan to attend the luncheon (afternoon of ABHOF)
  • Those attending ABHOF must request an excuse letter for their school attendance
/ Audit part 3 due April 21nd
RSVP students who will be attending ABHOF
RSVP President’s for the president’s luncheon
Send list of names if those attending ABHOF to JA staff
Week 12
April 24-27 / Regular Meetings
Continue preparation for ABHOF
  • Ensure that you have enough product to sell at ABHOF
  • Do not stop regular sales
Award Applications open (Can be found on JACP website)
Shareholders Report Checklist Released / ABHOF – May 3rd
Award applications open
Shareholders report due May 26 at midnight
Week 13
May 1-4 / Regular Meetings
2nd last week of production
  • Highly advised no to buy more production materials
May 3rd – ABHOF
May 3rd– President’s Luncheon
Liquidation Phase
Week 14
May 8-11 / Regular Meetings
Last week of production
  • Use up remaining production materials
Liquidation begins
  • Prepare to sell everything including remaining products and production materials
Award applications close May 12th.
Week 15
May 15-18 / Regular Meetings
Last week of Sales
  • All products must be sold this week. All assets turned into profit.
All money must be in by the end of the night! NO EXCEPTIONS! / Advisor/ Teacher Checkpoint
May 19 - Award Applications Due
Company Program Feedback Forms
Feedback forms open and to be completed
Week 16
May 22-25 / Regular Meetings
Financial Audit
Continue working on Shareholder’s Report
  • Template for this can be found on the JACP website
  • Work on items on the shareholder’s report checklist
Companies prepare for awardinterviews
  • Mock interviews, helpful tips, attire, what to know, etc.
Room Cleanup
A list of student and companies that have been selected can be found under news of the JA Website / RSVP for Company Program Awards Night
All rooms and storages must be completely cleaned out
Week 17
May 29-June 1st / No regular meetings
Off-site board meetings
  • Hosted at advisors’ company board room or have an official board meeting in your regular meeting space (JA staff must be contacted prior to meeting)
Continuation of Financial Audit if necessary
Cut Cheques (Once approved by JA staff through the financial audit)
  • Include wages/ salaries and share profits. Pay back any outstanding and invoices.
Hand in hard copy and soft copy of the
Shareholder’s Report.
  • Hand in shareholder’s reportwith 2 finished products
May 30th- Interviews / Pg 78 / Pg 92 / May 30- Interviews
RSVP for Company Program Awards
Week 18
June 5-8 / Flow over Off-site final board meetings
June 8th – Company Program Awards Night