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Highlights from the 2018 Washington Business Hall of Fame
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
The 31st annual Washington Business Hall of Fame benefiting Junior Achievement of Greater Washington was held on November 28, 2018, at the National Building Museum. Dubbed the “Academy Awards of Business” for the DC region, nearly 1,000 attended the black-tie event, which was founded by Greater Washington Board of Trade, Junior Achievement of Greater Washington (JAGW), and Washingtonian...
National Entrepreneurship Month Research Shows 41 Percent of Teens would Consider Starting a Business as a Career Option
By JA of Greater Washington
Entrepreneurship
New research from Junior Achievement and Ernst & Young LLP (EY) shows that 41 percent of teens would consider entrepreneurship as a career option, versus working in a traditional...
American University Finance Student Turns Passion into Purpose
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
From his studies to his extracurriculars to his hobbies, American University senior Samuel Lane lives and breathes financial...
Why Businesses Fail: Part II
Blog from JA USA
By Hannah Henry
Work Readiness
Today, research shows that 29% of businesses fail because they run out of money and 17% fail because they lack a business model or plan. In order to thrive as an entrepreneur, it is crucial that business leaders create a cohesive plan that addresses possible risks, road-blocks, and competition within their industry. After identifying a market and the details within the industry, it's time to start...
Why Businesses Fail: Part 1
Blog from JA USA
By Hannah Henry
Corporate Responsibility
When it comes to business, what you dont know will cause failure.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, an estimated 20% of businesses fail within the first year. 30% fail within the second year, half, 50%, will fail within the fifth-year, and almost three-fourths, 70%, fail within the tenth year. While there are a million views as to why businesses fail, it comes down to one...
State of Maryland's LT. Governor and Community Leaders Celebrate Grand Opening of Maryland's Second Financial Literacy Supercenter, JA Finance Park® in Montgomery County
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
October 16, 2018 - Today, Junior Achievement of Greater Washington, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), and Capital One Financial Corporation (Capital One) celebrated the opening of JA Finance Park® on the campus of the new Thomas Edison High School of Technology in Silver Spring,...
MCPS NEWS: Thomas Edison HS Opens to Huge Crowd
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
Hundreds of parents, staff, students, elected officials and community members attended a grand opening and ribbon cutting for Thomas Edison High School of Technology’s new building on Wednesday, Oct....
Majority of Teens are Worried About their Parents’ Preparedness to Retire, Know Little About Planning for their Own Retirement
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
A new survey by Junior Achievement USA and AIG finds that nearly two-thirds (63 percent) of teens are concerned about their parents’ preparedness for retirement while demonstrating a lack of education about their own. Sixty-nine percent of young adults ages 13-18 say they know little or nothing about financial...
An Inside Look at JA Program Development
Blog from JA USA
By Hannah Henry
Work Readiness
From financial literacy and work readiness to entrepreneurship, Junior Achievement (JA) provides countless programs to equip today's youth with skills that will assist in their successes tomorrow. To get a better idea of how we are creating our programming, we pulled in our Senior Vice President of Education & Learning Technologies, Mary Catherine (MC) Desrosiers for an...
Learn about the 2018 Laureates: José Andrés
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
We had a chance to ask José a few questions so you could get to know him better. Here's what he had to...