North American JA Company of the Year Competition

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2010 North American JA Company of the Year Competition Winner Announced

CALGARY, ALBERTA, TEENS WIN 2010 NORTH AMERICAN
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT COMPANY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION

The First-Place Team, Healthy Hands, posing with their awards.

Health-focused student company bests 23 other finalist companies to take regional title.

Colorado Springs, Colo. — On July 20 in Minneapolis, Junior Achievement selected "Healthy Hands"- formed by a team of 15 teen entrepreneurs from Calgary, Alberta, Canada - the winners of the 2010 North American JA Company of the Year Competition. The event was co-presented by FedEx and Best Buy, with additional sponsorships from HP and Sam's Club.

Healthy Hands, comprised of Junior Achievement students from Henry Wise Wood Senior High School, bested 23 other student companies by demonstrating superior performance and innovation. Healthy Hands took popular hand-sanitizing products to the next level by packaging the hand sanitizer with soap, an instructional booklet and a UV-sensitive lotion that revealed dirt left behind on hands washed with traditional soap. Healthy Hands was able to generate a 734 percent return on investment for its shareholders, while donating half its net revenue to local charities. [Read More]

SIGNATURE AWARDS

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT STUDENT COMPANY "WINC" WINS
HP'S RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS AWARD

The First-Place Team, WINC, posing with their awards.

Innovative young entrepreneurs excel at business and social responsibility.

Colorado Springs, Colo. — At the 2010 North American JA Company of the Year Competition held July 18-21 in Minneapolis, Junior Achievement and HP awarded first-place honors in the HP Responsible Business Ideas Contest to WINC, a student-company finalist from Houston, Texas. Contest judges recognized these young entrepreneurs as having developed the concept that best combined effective business practices with social and environmental responsibility. [Read More]

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, TEENS WIN
2010 FEDEX ACCESS AWARD

The First-Place Team, The Green Dream, posing with their awards.

Student entrepreneurs demonstrate the powerful impact of free trade to create jobs, drive economic growth and improve society

Colorado Springs, Colo. — At the 2010 North American Junior Achievement Company of the Year Competition held recently in Minneapolis, student-run company, "The Green Dream," won the annual FedEx Access Award. The students, who represented Junior Achievement of Greater Cleveland, Ohio, successfully marketed t-shirts using an eco-friendly trade expo- as evaluated by a special FedEx jury - and presented the best business plan with the potential to create jobs, grow small business, expand global development and improve the environment. [Read More]
 

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