JA Fellows Outstanding Young Business Person Award

The Outstanding Young Business Person is a 9th-12th student who embraces opportunity and

entrepreneurship, has a clear desire to be a better person, promotes innovative thinking, and continues to grow personally and professionally. We are looking for students who demonstrate growth over their JA Fellows experience. The OYBP will be able to acknowledge challenges they faced in their company and how they overcame those challenges. This person will display professionalism, great communication skills, and have an interest in pursuing a career in business.

 

 

There are two stages for this category:

o Part 1 – Essay & Student Resume submission

o Part 2 – In-person Interview

 

OYBP Part 1 - Essay

The first part of the individual competition requires all interested students to e-mail a 250-500 word response to the statement below along with a current student resume by 8:00p.m. on Friday, February 12, 2016 to jafellowsdocs@gmail.com.

 

Responses are to be typed as a professional word document and included as an attachment.

 

The students with the top responses will move onto the second phase consisting of an in-person
interview. Please, note that you have to be present the day of the competition for the interview.

No Skype or phone interviews will be permitted.

 

Essay Question

The JA Fellows theme this year is Business Etiquette: Professional Skills for Tomorrow. Please describe what business etiquette means to you and how you have exemplified and embodied the concept while in the JA Fellows program. Likewise, please explain how the concept of business etiquette has shaped your understanding of business, and how the concept can be translated to your academics, your personal life, and the relationships that you have built with your peers and mentors. Lastly,  as a JA Fellows, you’ve had the opportunity to become a real entrepreneur. How has this experience impacted your personal growth as a young professional, and how has this program influenced your post-secondary plans?
 

OYBP Part 2: Interview

Interviews will take place at the annual competition in front of a panel of judges. Student must be
present the day of the competition (Skype or phone interviews are not permitted).

 

Interviews will be a maximum of 10 minutes in length and may cover any aspect of your JA Fellows experience. Should any questions be asked about current events or trends (from a business perspective), all students will be given the same prior notice about the potential topics or questions.

 

 

JA Fellows 2016 Senior Scholarship

 

The JA Fellows Senior Scholarship is awarded to graduating seniors who best exemplify the passion and spirit of the JA Fellows program.

Scholarships will be awarded based on a combination of the completed application, feedback from volunteers and staff, and demonstrated financial need.  Financial need is not a necessary component of the scholarship but could be a contributing factor. 

 

 

 

To access the 2016 application click here.

 

·         All application materials must be submitted together and sent via email, fax, or mail by 8:00pm Friday, February 12^th, 2015. 

o    Email: jafellowsdocs@gmail.com 

o    Fax: 404.843.3194  Please include a cover page (ATTN: JA Fellows)

o    Mail: JA of Georgia 460 Abernathy Road, Atlanta GA 30328 (postmarked date of February 10^th)

·        Incomplete and late applications will not be considered.

ZinePack Wins Big on Shark Tank

ZinePak Wins Big on Shark Tank

‎Congratulations‬ ZinePak on getting not one, but two sharks to help finance you! JA alumna Kim Kaupe and her business partner Brittany Hodak, founders of ZinePark, accepted a joint offer from sharks Lori Greiner and Robert Herjavec on the April 24 edition of Shark Tank. Four of the five sharks offered financing for ZinePak!

ZinePak is one of the companies featured in the redeveloped JA Company Program®’s blended-learning online vodcasts. Additionally, Kim and Brittany are JA volunteers, volunteering with Junior Achievement of New York!

Watch the ladies make their pitch to the sharks!

https://juniorachievementusa.wordpress.com/2015/05/04/zinepak-on-shark-tank/

#JAFellowsMidYearCompetition

The Shark Tank show has great business tips to offer:

http://www.bradaronson.com/shark-tank/

Prepare. I’ve seen entrepreneurs on the show who don’t know their financials or seem to freeze up in the middle of their pitch. When you’re going to a meeting or pitch, practice enough that you can talk about your business even in stressful circumstances and please know your financials. The most successful people are usually over prepared. This is something Barbara Corcoran mentions in her excellent book, Shark Tales: How I turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business.

Listen. The Shark Tank investors offer great advice when they turn people down. If you’re told “no” don’t be so displeased that you can’t listen to the rationale. And, if they don’t tell you why, ask so you can leverage that advice moving forward. This is a chance for insight from experts.

Bank of America Student Leaders

Bank of America is looking for the next generation of community leaders. If you are a junior or senior in high school with a passion for improving your community, we want to support you. 

As a Student Leader, you will participate in an eight-week paid internship at a local nonprofit organization where you will learn first-hand about the needs of your community and the critical role nonprofits play. In addition, you will learn valuable civic, social and business leadership skills. Each Student Leader will attend the Student Leaders Summit held in Washington, D.C. where you will learn how government, business and the nonprofit sector work together to address critical community needs. 

To become a Student Leader, you must:

• Currently be a junior or senior in high school
• Be able to participate in an 8-week paid internship at a local nonprofit organization and work 35 hours a week
• Be legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship through the end of September 2016
• Be able to participate in a week-long Student Leders Summitin Washington, DC (July 10 - July 15, 2016) (All expenses paid. This week will be part of your 8-week experience.)
• Be a student in good standing at your school
• Obtain a letter of recommendation from a teacher, guidance counselor, or school administrator.

Please note, Bank of America employees or members of their family are NOT eligible for nomination. Family members include: spouse or domestic partner, child (including by adoption), parent, grandparent, grandchild, cousin, aunt, uncle, sibling, parent-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law of the employee or the employee’s spouse or domestic partner, as well as step relationships. 

For questions concerning this program, please visit http://www.cybergrants.com/pls/cybergrants/quiz.display_question?x_gm_id=1499&x_quiz_id=5082&x_order_by=1 or call 1-800-218-9946.

Atlanta Hawks Foundation Scholarship

The Atlanta Hawks Foundation Scholarship Fund provides a scholarship to support incoming first-year University students who reside in the state of Georgia and have been involved in community service during their high school years. Each year, one student will be selected to receive a scholarship of $2,500, renewable for up to four years, provided the student maintains full-time enrollment and at least a 2.8 Georgia State cumulative institutional GPA.

Benefits

• $2,500/year, renewable for four years
• Academic support and advisement
• Career exploration activities and support
• Leadership workshops
• Service opportunities in the Atlanta community

Requirements for keeping the scholarship

• Maintain a minimum 2.8 cumulative GPA
• Maintain a full course load each semester of enrollment (12 or more credit hours)
• Attend the orientation session with current and incoming Hawks scholarship recipients at the beginning of each school year
• Meet twice a semester with an academic coach/professional staff member
• Maintain involvement in at least one activity in each of the following areas each year:
• Academic
• Career Exploration
• Leadership
• Service
• While it is not required, Hawks Scholarship recipients are strongly encouraged to join the Honors College, which will provide an additional support network and access to resources to facilitate college success.
• Click here to apply:  http://sfs.gsu.edu/scholarships-grants/hawks-scholarship/

JA Fellows Commercial Video Competition

The Commercial Video Competition is apart of the Annual JA Fellows Competition.  This category has a deadline prior to the event in March.  We have aligned the deadline at an earlier point in the program so that your company commercial can be an effective tool for marketing.

Criteria

Ø  The video should grab the viewers’ attention and highlight the company’s product or service in an innovative way. The commercial should bring to life the benefits and use of your product in a way that will be memorable for viewers.

Ø  The clip should clearly demonstrate how the product adds value/ fulfills a need for the target audience.  

Ø  The maximum time allocated for each video presentation is 2 minutes.

Ø  To submit please provide video in .mov, quicktime or mp4 file format to a large file sharing site like DROPBOX and email the link to jafellowsdocs@gmail.com by Friday, 01/08/16 at 12:00p.m.  Once received, videos will then be uploaded on Junior Achievement of Georgia’s Facebook & YouTube page on Monday, 02/15/16.  Voting will be permitted from 02/15/2016 until 03/07/2016.  The video with the most votes through the combined outlets will win this category.

Guidelines

Ø  Please note: All videos must adhere to copyright protection guidelines.  Students may not use copyright protected images, music, or references without express written permission.  Proof of approval must be submitted to avoid disqualification.

Ø  Video participants must include Fellows participants. Only original videos can be submitted and should not have been previously used for any other purpose.

Ø  Video should feature the company name, describe innovative use of product, and state unit price.

Ø  When making your video, think of some of the best commercials you have seen – what made them the best and what made them memorable? Were they funny, innovative, or shocking? Did they tell a story? Did they speak to an experience you personally have felt?

Ø  For additional resources on making a video commercial consult the internet. There is a wealth of resources available to guide you in how to approach making a commercial advertisement.  Be sure to project your voices loud when recording so all audio can be heard.

Share your Feedback with JA USA

Junior Achievement USA is seeking opinions of students who have benefited recently from participating in Junior Achievement. They would like your opinion on a career field that we would like to feature on the JA website www.JAMYWay.org. They would greatly appreciate if you could take a few minutes to respond to this survey. Your insights will help us create a better experience for you and students like you.

Thank you for taking a few minutes to respond to this request. If you have any questions, or need additional information, please feel free to contact Ed Grocholski with Junior Achievement USA at ed.grocholski@ja.org.

Ron Brown Scholars

The Ron Brown Scholar Program (RBSP) honors the legacy of Ronald H. Brown through a selective scholarship program that advances higher education for community-minded and intellectually gifted African Americans.  RBSP competitively awards Ron Brown Scholars four-year $40,000 scholarships ($10,000 each year) to the most talented and economically-challenged high school seniors who demonstrate a keen interest in public service, community engagement, business entrepreneurship and global citizenship – the four pillars of the late Ronald H. Brown’s mission to uplift people of all races, cultures and ethnicities – especially our disadvantaged youth.

Recipients may use the renewable scholarships to attend an accredited four-year college or university of their choice within the United States. Ron Brown scholarships are not limited to any specific field or career objective and may be used to pursue any academic discipline.  Since the Program’s inception in 1996, more than 300 students have been designated as Ron Brown Scholars.

For the program eligibility, requirements and application visit:  https://www.ronbrown.org/

Georgia Southern University Scholarships

Check out all the great scholarships

 they offer to incoming freshman!

Suntrust Scholarship Sweepstakes

You could win a $500 scholarship!

For the eleventh consecutive year, SunTrust is pleased to offer the Off To College Scholarship Sweepstakes where students can enter for a chance win a $500 scholarship for education expenses at a 2 or 4 year public or private college/university located in the U.S.

What:	A total of 30 individual $500 scholarships will be awarded for education expenses. Two winners will be randomly chosen every two weeks throughout the sweepstakes period.
Who:	Entrants can be either: High school seniors planning to attend college in the fall of 2016, or Current college students continuing undergraduate studies in the fall of 2016
When:	Two winners are chosen every two weeks from Oct. 30, 2015 - May 13, 2016
Details:	Sweepstakes details are: Registration begins Sept. 14th and the first drawing is held on Oct. 30th Free to enter — eligibility is not based on GPA or financial need Entrants must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident, at least 13 years of age and have a permanent residence in one of the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, or the District of Columbia (DC) One entry per sweepstakes drawing, but students can register during each sweepstakes drawing period Eligible colleges: U.S. Department of Education Title IV eligible, 2 and 4 year public and private college and university located in one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia (DC) Checks made payable to winner's college of attendance Read the 2015-2016 Official Rules. Click here to learn more about this opportunity:

NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award

College Fair - Saturday, October 24, 2015

Turner Chapel A.M.E. 6^h Annual College Fair

Saturday, October 24, 2015 from 12 noon – 3 pm

492 North Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060

Pre-Fair Workshop from 10:30 am – 11:30 am on “Scholarships, Financial Aid & Making the Right College Choice”

·         Over 60 of the top colleges and universities from all over the country.

·         College planning resources and breakout sessions providing information on scholarships, financial aid, essay writing and the overall college application and planning process

For more information and a full list of participating colleges, please visit our website at:  http://ypdvillage.wix.com/collegefair

Or contact us via email at tcccollegefair@gmail.com

 

TURNER CHAPEL AME

492 North Marietta Parkway Marietta, GA  30060 (770) 422-6791 www.turnerchapelame.org   

Rev. Dr. Kenneth E. Marcus, Senior Pastor

Rev. Don Ezell, Youth Pastor

College Fair - October 24, 2015

 

"Hands On Atlanta" helps individuals, families, corporate and community groups strengthen Greater Atlanta through service at more than 400 nonprofit organizations and schools.  Hands On Atlanta volunteers are at work every day of the year tutoring and mentoring children, helping individuals and families make pathways out of poverty, improving Atlanta’s environment, and more.  Hands On Atlanta is an affiliate of the HandsOn Network, an association of 250 volunteer service organizations across 16 countries.

 

"Hands on Atlanta" offers opportunities for everyone, ranging from all ages to all interests. Click on the link below for the "Hands on Atlanta volunteer" calendar for daily volunteer opportunities throughout the metro Atlanta area.

 

http://www.handsonatlanta.org/HOC__Volunteer_Opportunity_Calendar_Page

Coca-Cola Scholarship

The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation supports over 1,400 college students each year, with annual scholarships of $3.45 million, through two nationally recognized programs.

THE COCA-COLA SCHOLARS PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIP is an achievement-based scholarship awarded to graduating high school seniors each year. Students are recognized for their capacity to lead and serve, and their commitment to making a significant impact on their schools and communities. With the 27th class in 2015, the Foundation has provided over 5,550 Coca-Cola Scholars with more than $56 million in educational support. 150 Coca-Cola Scholars are selected each year to receive this $20,000 scholarship.

Our application is up! Current high school seniors may click here to apply now through October 31, 2015.

To view the eligibility requirements and further details about this opportunity click here

Wealthy Habits: Creating Financial Success

   

The “Wealthy Habits” programs are made possible by the Jonathan D. Rosen Family Foundation, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3).  The Rosen Family Foundation is committed to providing individuals with the knowledge necessary to make sound financial decisions.  This knowledge will improve their lives and ultimately their community.  Without these essential skills, many will be ill-prepared to tackle the difficult economic road ahead.   Learn more by visiting the JDRFF website.

 

Our Mission

 

"To provide the knowledge and tools needed to help create a lifetime of “Wealthy Habits.”

 

 

Why is financial literacy for our children important?

Imagine how life would be different if we had learned at an early age how to manage money wisely and invest it for the future.

Our next generation of adults (18- to 34-year-olds) are more likely to be less financially capable than our previous generations, with;

• 23% spending more than their household income
• 68% not having three months of expenses saved in case of an emergency
• 34% engaging in expensive, non-bank borrowing
• When asked 5 questions covering concepts of economics and finance expressed in everyday life, 50% of people had the wrong answers
• 44% of Americans don’t have enough savings or other liquid assets to stay out of poverty for more than three months if they lose their income
• 33% have no savings accounts at all

Why we teach financial literacy?

Too often, people aren’t taught how to accumulate assets – they are instead taught to merely get by.  Seventy-seven percent of Americans live paycheck to paycheck at least part of the time.  If these are the skills our children are being taught, we have little chance of a brighter tomorrow.  Research suggests that familiarity with financial concepts is responsible for as much as 50% of the growing wealth gap.  Knowledge and the ability to prepare for the future is key to the success of our children, regardless of their chosen field.

Can we count on families to teach our young population?  We don’t ask parents to teach math and physics.  Why should they be expected to teach financial literacy?

The sixth annual Financial Literacy Survey of adults, conducted in 2012 found that:

• 56% admit that they do not have a budget.
• One-third, or more than 77 million Americans, do not pay all of their bills on time.
• 39% carry credit card debt over from month to month.
• Two in five adults indicated that they are now saving less than they were one year ago and 39% do not have any non-retirement savings.
• 25% of those who do not currently have non-retirement savings indicated that, if they did begin to save, they would keep their savings at home in cash.

For information on Wealthy Habits' fun, practical, and interactive high school programs, please visit: http://wealthyhabits.org/high-school-2/