Fidelity Investments and Xilinx combined forces with Junior Achievement Ireland to complete very successful ‘Working It Out’ events on 22nd and 23rd April at UCD Sports Centre. These fun-filled maths and games events were the culmination of the Make Maths Matter project, … Read More
Aspiring Entrepreneurs Enjoy AOL
AOL volunteers opened the doors of their offices last week to give local 6th Class students from St Patrick’s National School, Chapelizod a fantastic day in the company of their teacher, Jason and staff member, Maria.
Some of the fantastic AOL Mentors: Ciara, John, Jose, Kieran, Ken, Gavin, Laura & Cian
From the moment of their arrival, the students took full advantage of the learning experience, studying the scale model of the very impressive nautical-themed complex on display at reception.
Travelling to the 10th floor, they were greeted by 12 AOL mentors who worked with each of the five teams to finalise their business projects. As well as taking on board the ‘Four Ps of Marketing’ (Price, Product, Promotion and Place), the students participated in conference calling and video linking.
Midwest-West National Finalists Are……
Congratulations to all the students who participated in the JA Company of the Year Regional Final hosted so generously by Limerick Institute of Technology. The competition was intense and the standards achieved by each team against each judging criteria were … Read More
Mentoring Emerging Entrepreneurs at MetLife
22 budding entrepreneurs from 6th class at St. James’s CBS primary school visited MetLife Europe Limited’s newly-expanded Dublin office on March 2nd where they pitched business ideas to a panel of venture capitalists a.k.a MetLife’s team of volunteer dragons. Helping … Read More
Off to Work in Orafol
To celebrate National Science Week, students had the opportunity to learn more about what goes on behind the scenes at ORAFOL Reflective Solutions Ireland. On behalf of the hosts, Orafol volunteer and Mount Sion past pupil Anthony Power, commented “it … Read More
Career Academies 2015-16 ‘Meet & Greet’
Over 50 Career Academies mentors and students met for the first time to embark on the 18 month-long mentoring process, which is a core focus of our Career Academies programme at the ‘Meet & Greet’ for 2015-16. AXA Insurance generously hosted … Read More
TEENAGE ENTREPRENEURS BATTLE FOR AWARDS
On March 19th, student entrepreneurs from counties Cork, Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford participated in the regional final of the Junior Achievement Company of the Year Competition 2015 hosted at Cork County Hall. The 10 teams qualified for the regional final from a group of over 420 students who completed the Junior Achievement Company programme in schools across the region. The team, which comes out on top at the national final will represent Ireland at the European final in Berlin in July.
Regional finalists from Bishopstown Community School, Cork; St. Mary’s Secondary School, New Ross, Co. Wexford; De La Salle College, Waterford and CBS High School, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary rose to the challenge of having their business acumen tested by the panel of judges and represented their schools and families with great distinction. The students pitched their company to the panel of three eminent judges as they vied to secure a place in the national final to be held in Dublin in May.
The judging panel comprising Paschal McCarthy, GE Healthcare; Richard Cotter, RCCIreland and Frank Buckley, RCI, was really impressed with the entrepreneurial flair and particularly the level of preparation invested by the students, their teachers and mentors.
In opening the event, Deputy Mayor of the County of Cork, Marcia Dalton commented: “Cork hosted the first Junior Achievement Company of the Competition European Final back in 1990 and Cork County Council is delighted to continue this tradition of supporting student enterprise in the region by hosting the 2015 Junior Achievement Company Competition Regional Finals”.
Fierce Competition for Leinster Crown
10 emerging enterprises driven by over 50 Transition Year students from schools in Dublin and Kildare participated in the 2014-15 Leinster regional final of the Junior Achievement Company of the Year Competition on Tuesday, March 18th. An intense day of competition was hosted by Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI) at their HQ on Pearse Street, Dublin 2.
The judging panel comprising Emma Ledden, LinkedIn; Louise Maguire, CAI, and Eain Jones, AOL was really impressed with the entrepreneurial flair and particularly the level of preparation invested by the students, their teachers and mentors to ensure they presented their enterprises in the best possible light. It was obvious that the teams had worked hard to take full advantage of the opportunity to showcase their entrepreneurial talent. The regional final is a real test of nerve as each team must participate in an interview with the judging panel and also make a public presentation in front of their fellow student entrepreneurs, the judges and other invited guests. Each of the young entrepreneurs rose to the challenge of having their business acumen tested by the panel of judges and represented their schools and families with great distinction.
Meet Our Regional Finalists from the South East
‘Perfect Portions’ St. Mary’s Secondary School, New Ross, Co. Wexford. We are Perfect Portions from St. Mary’s Secondary School, New Ross, Co. Wexford. Our mini-company was established in December 2014. The members of Perfect Portions are Emily Kehoe, Aoife Byrne, Sian … Read More
Young Futures: Promoting Employability with Barclays
Natalie Rule, Barclays, invites students from Warrenmount Presentation Secondary School to participate in trial interviews hosted at the Barclays office5 Million Young Futures is a global initiative comprising the investment of financial resources as well as the professional time and … Read More