Junior Achievement gratefully acknowledges the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice for its support of the program.

On Your Own
Student Activities Menu

Students: Below are online links to activities to do on your own. They are listed by session number, matching the sessions in your JA Be Entrepreneurial Student Workbook.

Session One: Funding Your Entrepreneurial Venture
Discover where entrepreneurs get their start-up funding and learn about famous businesses that started on a tight budget.

Session Two: Product Idea Sources Matching Activity
Read about and match entrepreneurs to how they developed their products and services ideas.

Session Three: Market Research
Once you have a general business idea, acquire research-based information about your potential market.

Session Four: Competitive Advantages through Employee Relations
Consider how your employee-relations policies, such as compensation, rewards, supervision, or training could be used as an advantage over the competition.

Session Five: Competitive Advantages
Look for specific competitive advantages for your start-up by evaluating local business competitors.

Session Six: Business Ethics
Examine Business Ethics Case Studies to learn how to handle ethical dilemmas in your business venture.

Session Seven: The Business Plan
Check out the downloadable Sample Business Plan and podcasts that support each session of the JA Be Entrepreneurial program.