JA Mini Company 2019 Launch

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The JA Mini Company program 2019 was launched on Friday 22nd March 2019. The 8th edition will see the participation of 35 teams from 24 schools,

The theme for both the local and the regional competition is “Activate Disruptors”. The big challenge for the participants this year will be to come up with a product which has the potential to change an industry or to impact the daily life of their customers. For the Mauritian teams, they will have to shift away from the decorative items, which have been predominant in previous years, and to match the level of innovation and creativity of their African peers.

The JA Mini Company Program, prepares young people aged 15-18(Grade 12) by getting them to start and run a business for a period of 3-4 months. They need to raise the capital needed for their project, through the sales of shares, and they make a product/service which they then market and sell to the general public. The teams will then take part in a Trade Fair, where they will be given the opportunity to showcase their project.  

The launch of this edition was done during the JA Mini Company Innovation Camp. During this event, 2 representatives for each team received training sessions to equip them for the rest of the competition.

  • Competition Guidelines

JA Mascareignes went through the guidelines of the JA Mini Company Competition 2019, with an emphasis on the theme “Activate Disruptors”.

  • “Innovation and Creativity” by the representatives of Rogers Capital.
    • Understanding Digital Transformation
    • New technologies which enable/facilitate Digital Transformation
    • Understanding how Digital Transformation can impact people’s daily life
  • Session on “Product Design”
  • Understanding the theme: Activate Disruptors
  • How to carry out a Market Research?
  • Product Ideation Process
  • Training Session for teachers.
  • Story of an Entrepreneur: Jade Li, CEO Katapult, 2nd Place in Total’s Start-upper competition
  • Sharing of her experience as a young entrepreneur
  • Katapult teaches Digital Skills to young people
    • Digital Skills as a business venture
  • Session on “Social Impact”
    • Understanding Corporate Social Responsibility
    • Measuring the Social Impact of a company
    • Case Study: CSR strategies of other companies

The 2019 competition is sponsored by Rogers Capital. In addition to the financial support, the staff of Rogers Capital will be accompanying the JA Companies throughout the program. They will be able to guide them and share their business experience with the companies.

At the end of the JA Mini Company Program, the 5 best teams will be selected for the final. They will each need to make a PowerPoint presentation in front of a jury. The winner of the local competition, will represent Mauritius at the JA Africa Company of the Year Competition.

Global Money Week: Financial Literacy Tips

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COY JOURNAL 2018

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Follow Atlantis CO. Ltd during their adventure at the JA Africa Company of the Year Competition in Accra, Ghana.

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Vivo Energy Leadership Program call for application

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JA Mascareignes Social Media Challenge

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The first edition of the JA Mascareignes Social Media Challenge was held on the 26th July 2018 where 17 students who took part in this 2 hour event. The participants used Facebook to communicate and google slides to create an awareness campaign on finance management.

The main objective for the participants was to create a presentation on a Financial Literacy theme. The themes were:

Saver power: How do young people save money?

Ebay, all the way: Young people and online purchases?

Smart Phone: How young people manage spending on phone packages (network)?

Trendy and savvy: How do young people manage money while staying trendy?

Eating out will eat you out: How do young people tackle the cost(s) of eating at fast foods?

The participants were divided into group chats on Facebook, where they discussed the way forward. They then used Google Slides to create their awareness campaign. They came up with several good ideas on how young people could better manage their personal finances. One example is “making sure that we don’t waste money on clothing that we don’t need by going through our wardrobes regularly and ensuring that we are using at least 70% of its content”.

The idea behind the Social Media Challenge was to make use of Facebook, which is popular among the youth, as a platform for them to get together, discuss about important themes of Financial Literacy and to produce a collective work.