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Overview

The HP Global Business Challenge^® (HPGBC) is based on JA Titan^®, an online program that allows teams of high school and university students to act as chief executive officers of virtual manufacturing companies and compete to earn the highest performance index.

The teams are prompted to make decisions that affect the profitability and sustainability of their virtual company and attempt to outperform their competitors in profit, sales, and market share. They set prices, determine production levels, invest in capital, plan marketing and research, and development budgets.

"The HP Global Business Challenge is Junior Achievement's most intense competition, requiring superior knowledge and skill levels," said Sean C. Rush, president and chief executive officer, JA Worldwide. "These students are socially-minded technology innovators. Through this competition, we empower their entrepreneurship and work readiness."

2009 HP Global Business Challenge Winner Announced

Colorado Springs, Colo., August 31, 2009 — JA Worldwide^® (Junior Achievement) today announced Team Topol-M from Russia as the winner of the HP Global Business Challenge, a worldwide competition designed to increase students' business knowledge and skills. 

JA Worldwide and HP hosted 16 students representing eight countries in São Paulo, Brazil, as the two-member teams competed on the financial field of battle in the final round of competition. Team Topol-M emerged victorious, receiving first-place honors and a cash prize of US $3,000. Second place, and a US $2,000 prize, went to Team 4 Life from Kazakhstan, with Team Phi from China placing third and receiving US $1,000. Fourth place and US $500 went to Team Intell, also from Russia; Team Adna from Azerbaijan rounded out the top five and received a US $250 prize.  Read more...

The First-Place Team, Team Topol-M, from Russia, receiving their $3,000 cash award during the Awards Luncheon of the HP Global Business Challenge in São Paulo, Brazil.

Congratulations to the winner of the 2009 Hewlett-Packard Global Business Challenge!

The international competition invites student teams to make a series of budgeting decisions affecting a hypothetical business during a two and one-half year period, including capital investment, research and development, pricing structure, marketing, and production level.

09-10 Information Coming Soon!