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JA AMERICAS - COMPANY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION
LIMA, PERU
November 25 - 28, 2018

The goal of the JA Company of the Year Competition is to create a signature showcase for Junior Achievement and the high school students who benefit from the impact of the JA Company Program®. This annual celebration of success, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary edition in Lima, will allow young people to demonstrate their business acumen and spirit of entrepreneurship in a competitive environment which will engage business, education and policy leaders as well as the media.

At the event, students from Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean proudly present the results of their enterprise and learning experience, and appear before a panel of independent judges who determine company performance against the competition criteria. For a team to win this award, it is not sufficient just to run a financially successful JA Company or create an exciting product/service. Team members also must demonstrate an understanding of how and why the company performed as it did, and balance the business achievements of the team as a whole with each member’s individual personal development. Judges will look for evidence of innovation and application of new ideas in all aspects of company operations.


Previous COY´s around the region:

  • 2017: São Paulo, Brazil
  • 2016: Mexico City, Mexico
  • 2015: Montego Bay, Jamaica
  • 2014: Quito, Ecuador
  • 2013: Riviera Maya, Mexico
  • 2012: Montevideo, Uruguay
  • 2011: Bogota, Colombia
  • 2010: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 2009: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Lasts COY’s winner (2017, Brasil)

  • 1st place: KÓLEKEN, from Argentina
  • 2nd place: BÉZH, from Canada
  • 3rd place: BEYOND THE FUTURE, from Mexico
  • FedEx Access Award: EASY CAR, from Argentina
Delta Social Impact Award: ECOLORS, from Guatemala


    COY 2018 – LIMA, PERU
    Event held Sunday, November 25th – Wednesday, November 28th, 2018 at Jose Antonio Deluxe Hotel



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Requirements

 

Judging

The four stages of competition are:

  • • Company report
  • • Oral presentation before an audience
  • • Trade booth display and interviews at the booth
  • • Interview with the judging panel

Participant Eligibility

Eligibility is limited to student teams from Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean participating in JA Company Program during the last academic year. Company representatives must be at least 15 years old and no more than 19 years old on December 31, 2018.

A total of 3 Students-representatives from each Company will be allowed to participate.

Registration Criteria

• JA Companies must have been active during the current school year to be eligible for submission.
• The registration fee for the competition is U$D100.00 per company.
• JA Companies wishing to enter must provide their local JA Area with their company annual report in both electronic (PDF or Word format) and hard copy, along with a cover letter stating why the JA Company should be selected as a finalist for the Americas Region JA Company of the Year Competition.
• Chaperones may be JA Staff, teachers, volunteers, or parents.

Only JA Areas may register student companies for consideration.

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