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- 2022 Cedar Valley Business Hall of Fame
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- Cedar Valley Career Inspire
- Cedar Valley Career Inspire 2022
- Cedar Valley Career Inspire 2024
- Corridor Business Hall of Fame
- Corridor Career Inspire
- Corridor Career Inspire 2022
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- JA BizTown Mobile pilot
- JA Finance Park Mobile Pilot
- JA Financially Fit 401K
- JA Titan Challenge Competition - Regional
- Taste of Achievement - Regional
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Programs
- JA All About Cars
- JA Be Entrepreneurial (Creative Problem Solving)
- JA Be Entrepreneurial (Rapid Business Planning)
- JA Be Entrepreneurial (Think Like an Entrepreneur)
- JA BizTown
- JA Business Communications
- JA Career Exploration Fair
- JA Career Speakers Series
- JA Career Success
- JA Community Coders
- JA Company Program
- JA Company Program Pop-Up
- JA Economics
- JA Economics for Success 2.0
- JA Entrepreneurial Mindset
- JA Excellence through Ethics
- JA Finance Park (Entry Level)
- JA Finance Park Advanced
- JA Financial Capability 1
- JA Financial Capability 2
- JA Financial Literacy
- JA Global Marketplace
- JA Introduction to Business and Technology 1
- JA Introduction to Business and Technology 2
- JA It's My Business!
- JA It's My Future
- JA It's My Job (Soft Skills)
- JA Launch Lesson
- JA Marketing Principles 1
- JA More Than Money
- JA Our City
- JA Our Community
- JA Our Community 2.0
- JA Our Families
- JA Our Nation
- JA Our Region
- JA Ourselves
- JA Personal Finance 2.0
- JA Take Stock in Your Future
- JA Tools for Success
Program Correlations
Program Supplements
- JA Tools for Success
- JA Our Neighbors
- JA Money Quiz
- JA Here to Career
- JA Hand in Hand Video Series
- JA Connect
- JA Teen Budgeting Income and Spending Worksheets
- JA Assembling Your Career
- JA Searching for Savings
- JA Influencer
- Junior Achievement $ave, USA
- Economic Investigations
- JA Afford Your Future
News
Thought Leadership
- 2016 Teens and Personal Finance Survey
- 2017 JA Youth and Financial Literacy Survey
- 2017 Teens and Career Survey
- 2018 JA Teens and Retirement
- 2018 Teens and Careers
- 2018 Teens and College Savings
- 2018 Teens and Personal Finance
- 2021-2022 Alumni Survey Report
- A Generation Deferred? Gen Z and Economic Milestones
- A Parents' Guide: Talking to Your Kids About Inflation
Blogs
- Junior Achievement Volunteer, Melissa Winter, Honored with Top National Award
- Spotlight on Entrepreneurship: Tim Guenther and Clickstop, Inc.
- Cabin Coffee Company in Waterloo Brewing Up Support for Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa This GivingTuesday
- Become a Classroom Volunteer: Make a Lasting Impact with Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
- Spotlight on Entrepreneurship: Malia Gudenkauf of Little Miss Finance
- Support Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa on Giving Tuesday, December 3rd
- 3DE™ CEO Breakfast Highlights Transformative Approach to High School Education
- Celebrating Entrepreneurship: A Journey with Brandon Pratt
- 2024 Entrepreneurship Month Spotlight: Matt Orvick – A Journey from Corporate Life to Business Ownership
- Junior Achievement Expands Impact in Cedar Rapids Schools
- Empowering Future Innovators: How Junior Achievement Educates Students About Entrepreneurship
- Teens Want Financial Literacy Education, But Many Schools Don’t Offer It
- Reawakening the American Dream: Homeownership for Generation Z
- Grad Nation: If Not College, Then What?
- Summer Jobs = Career Readiness
- Junior Achievement's Impact on Keegan and Kris Murray, NBA Stars
- Unlocking Opportunities: Preparing Teens for an AI Future
- From Literacy to Action: Empowering Teens for Financial Wellness
- Because of JA...The Impact of Junior Achievement on Fis Life
- Stemming the STEM Decline
- A Generation Deferred?
- Dream Jobs vs. Fulfilling Jobs
- Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa 2022-2023 Annual Report
- Boundless Possibilities: Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa 2022-2023 Annual Report
- Help Young Entrepreneurs Shoot for Success
- Because of JA
- The Power of Volunteerism
- Unwrapping the Gift Of Possibility
- Crafting a Comprehensive Business Plan
- December Volunteer Spotlight: Nancy Macomber
- Navigating a "Blue Christmas"
- Take Off with Junior Achievement and JA Launch Lesson
- November Volunteer Spotlight: Olivia Cesnik
- Empowering the Future: Junior Achievement and Financial Planning
- Empowering Tomorrows Female Business Leaders
- Empowering Middle Schoolers: Junior Achievement and the Solution to Financial Literacy
- Building a Bright Future
- Revolutionizing Resumes
- Harnessing the Power of Generational Diversity
- Empowering the Future
- The Rising Trend of Teens Using AI for Schoolwork
- JA National Student Leadership Summit 2023
- New Research Shows Teens are Re-Thinking the Future of Work
- JA My Story | Zach Fleming
- JA Worldwide Nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
- Be A Game Changer
- The JA EFFECT Widening Horizons
- Why JA? And Why Now? Financial Literacy as a Foundation for a Better Life
- Why JA? And Why Now? A Response to a Changing Work and Career Landscape
- 2022 Back-to-School Survey: One-Third of Teens Say Rising Cost of School Supplies a Concern
- JA National Student Leadership Summit 2022
- Inspire Today's Youth for a Brighter Tomorrow
- 10 Million Reasons for Work and Career Readiness Education
- Inflation, Scarcity, and Teachable Moments
- Why Work Needs Meaning
- The Payoff Behind Time Management
- Qualities and Skills that Transfer to Entrepreneurial Success
- Job Vacancies' Reaching an All-Time High & What it Means for Teens
- Getting Your Child Set Up with a Bank Account
- JA Teens Survey: The Financial Impact of COVID-19
- Making Sense: Work in the Time of COVID-19
- Making Sense: The Impact of COVID-19 on Business and Innovation
- JA Teens & Holiday Spending Reveals More than a Third of Teens Plan to Hit the Malls this Holiday Shopping Season
- Shining a Spotlight on American Business Women's Day
- Back-to-School Tips for Kids and Parents 2019
- Top Soft Skills in the 21st Century Workplace
- Teens & College Savings 2019
- Buying Local in a Buzzing Economy
- National Student Leadership Summit 2019
- Teens & Personal Finance Survey Insights
- Elementary Milestones for Future Success
- Tariff 101
- Credit Card Crash Course
- 5 Benefits of Hiring a Student Intern
- Which Leadership Style Are You
Press Releases
- New Retire4Real Online Game Will Help Teens Understand the Importance of Investing for Retirement
- Two-thirds of America's Teens are Concerned About the Financial Impact of COVID-19
- More than A Third of Teens Don't Believe they will be Financially Independent from Parents by Age 30
- Junior Achievement Receives Nearly $2 Million Department of Labor Grant to Prepare Young Adults for the Workforce
- Survey: The "New Normal" Hasn't Dampened Teens' Interest in Becoming Entrepreneurs
- Class of 2020 Survey: Half of Graduating Seniors Change Plans for After High School Due to COVID-19
- New Online Game to Help Teens Explore Careers in Project Management
- ATLANTA-AREA TEENS LEARN HOW TO BE WORKFORCE-READY AT AT&T ASPIRE MENTORING ACADEMY
- 69 Percent of Teens Support Debt-Free College; Drops to 33 Percent if it Means Higher Taxes
- Junior Achievement Operations Win International Awards for Innovation
- Junior Achievement Named "Organization of the Year" by the Institute for Financial Literacy
- The Hartford and Junior Achievement USA Team up for JA MyBiz Builder to Teach Entrepreneurial Concepts to Teens
- Junior Achievement Launches Re-Imagined JA Its My Future® with the Support of Emerson
- JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HONORS 44 ORGANIZATIONS WITH U.S. PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD
- Junior Achievement to Ring In its Centennial by Ringing the NYSE Closing Bell on March 12, 2019
- The Hartford Commits $16 Million To Support Small Business Success
- Junior Achievement Receives 38.8 Million Dollar Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
- Junior Achievement and PMI Educational Foundation Pilot New Online Project Management Training Module for Teens
- Junior Achievement USA and the Association of Latino Professionals For America Join Forces to Prepare Youth for Career Success
- Junior Achievement USA to Launch Updated Brand
- "Money Without Borders Survey: Only 27% of Teens Think National Governments Have Most Influence on Global Economy
- Junior Achievement and Discover Launch JA Finance Park Virtual® to Help Teens Better Understand Financial Concepts
- ABA Foundation and Junior Achievement Announce Partnership to Empower Americas Youth With Money Skills
- Back-to-School Survey: Two-Thirds of Teens Concerned About Attending School In-Person this Fall
- Mark Cuban and Brian Hamilton to Headline Junior Achievements "Why Entrepreneurship Now: A Virtual Event for America's Teens" on May 27
- JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HONORS 49 ORGANIZATIONS WITH U.S. PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD
- Black Friday Survey: More than a Third of Teens Plan to Hit the Malls this Holiday Shopping Season
- Teens Think Economics Education is Important, but Struggle with Basic Economic Concepts
- Junior Achievement and EY to Bring Thousands of Entrepreneurs into Classrooms during National Entrepreneurship Month in November
- Junior Achievement and PwC Launch Online Resource to Help Teens Better Understand the Costs of College and Other Options after High School
- Junior Achievement USA Receives $1.2 Million Gift from the Chick-fil-A® Foundation
- Accentures Amy Fuller Joins Junior Achievement USA Board of Directors
- Team of Junior Achievement Teen Entrepreneurs from Canton, Ohio, Named JA Company of the Year
- Survey: Teen Girls Interest in STEM Careers Declines
- Janus Henderson Commits Nearly $1.6 Million to Junior Achievement for the Redevelopment of its JA Titan® Program
- Six Honorees to Receive the Junior Achievement National Centennial Leadership Award
- More than Half of Teens Believe Student Loan Debt should be Forgiven, According to Junior Achievement Survey
- National Entrepreneurship Month Research Shows 41 Percent of Teens would Consider Starting a Business as Career Option
- KPMG donates more than $1.7 Million to Junior Achievement USA for the Redevelopment of its JA Finance Park Program
- Coca-Colas Monica Howard Douglas Joins Junior Achievement USA Board of Directors
- Majority of Teens are Worried About their Parents Preparedness to Retire, Know Little About Planning for their Own Retirement
- JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT TEEN ENTREPRENEURS OF BEELIEVE FROM CANTON, OHIO-AREA WIN JA COMPANY OF THE YEAR
- RESEARCH REVEALS BOYS INTEREST IN STEM CAREERS DECLINING; GIRLS INTEREST UNCHANGED
- JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HONORS 57 ORGANIZATIONS WITH U.S. PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD
- Junior Achievement Recipient of $175,000 Grant from People's United Community Foundation
- Survey: Are Teens Going Bricks and Mortar this Holiday Season?
- Survey: Parents Extremely Supportive of Their Teens' Entrepreneurial Dreams, but Most Teens Don't Have Them
- New "JA Company Program" Gives Teens 21st Century Entrepreneurial Experience
- Teen Entrepreneurs of Ruff it Up Named "JA Company of the Year" at 2014 Junior Achievement National Student Leadership Summit
- New Survey Reveals Gender Gap Among Teens Planning to Attend College
- New Year Creates Opportunity for Finance Conversation and Resolutions with Millennials
- Singapore Students take Young Entrepreneur Title at the FedEX EXPRESS/Junior Achievement Regional International Trade Challenge
- Edward Grocholski to Join Junior Achievement USA ® as Brand Strategy and Communications Sr. Vice President
- FedEx Opens First-Ever Lemonade Stand in Super Bowl XLVII Media Center, Enlists NFL Stars to Help Junior Achievement Students Run Small Business
- KPMG FOUNDATION GIVES JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT $1.75 MILLION GIFT FOR TEEN FINANCIAL LITERACY CURRICULUM
- JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT USA AND TEACH FOR AMERICA ANNOUNCE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP TO SHARE EXPERTISE, EXPAND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS
- ACCENTURE GRANTS JUNIOR ACHIEVMENT US $1.1M TO SUPPORT WORK READINESS PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS THE U.S.
- JOBS, ECONOMY AND EDUCATION TOP CONCERNS OF TEENS THIS ELECTION, NEW SURVEY FINDS
- LISA GILLIS TO JOIN JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT USA AS CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER
- Survey Finds Teens and Young Adults Continue Putting off Career Decisions as They Progress from High School to College (COPY_1591115078916)