Dane County Junior Achievement Business Challenge

Join Magnet and Junior Achievement Business Challenge. Your volunteering will inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy through volunteer-led, hands-on activities that reinforce the concepts of work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy.

What is the JA Business Challenge?

• Business strategy tournament where high school students run a virtual business

• 50 to 60 of the top students in Madison area compete

• 25 to 30 volunteers from the business community serve as student team mentors

• Top 2 teams win local scholarships and advance to the Wisconsin JA Business Challenge. The Wisconsin champions advance to JA USA national competition

Here’s What Past Mentors Say about the Experience

• “It was a wonderful simulation of what students will encounter in business and a great chance to network with professionals.”

• “My favorite part was seeing the students take an interest in the competition and seeing them learn as they go.”

• “It was reinvigorating to spend the day with energetic youth!”