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Blog #6: Guest Blogger - Chelsea Wong
By Chelsea Wong
Community Involvement
Opportunity. That is what JA gave me in 2017 when I was given the honor of introducing Ms. Sally Glick, the 2017 Laureate at the New Jersey Business Hall of...
Blog #5: Emotional Intelligence
By Catherine Milone
Community Involvement
Now more than ever we need effective leaders. Leaders who have a solid understanding of their emotions and actions and how they affect the people around...
Blog #4: Community-Mindedness
By Catherine Milone
Community Involvement
We have just completed a great brainstorming session that focused on a very important leadership quality that all the New Jersey Business Hall of Fame Laureate Legacies share. In fact, it’s one of the key criteria that led them to receiving this most prestigious honor and coveted award.
This quality is community-minded...
Blog #3: Guest Blogger - Sally Glick
By Sally Glick
Community Involvement
In 2017 I was honored by Junior Achievement as one of the Laureates being inducted into the New Jersey Business Hall of Fame. I was blown away by the invitation. Although I have enjoyed a long and fulfilling career in various marketing and business development roles in the accounting profession, it didn’t seem to be anything worthy of such...
Blog #2: True grit is developed through practice, experience and failure.
By Catherine Milone
Community Involvement
When discussing the common traits among the Laureates from over the years, grit was the one that landed on top of the list. We found it interesting that this characteristic was so highly rated because what we have learned is that grit is not necessarily something you are born with. True grit is developed through practice, experience and...
Blog #1: Inspire
By Catherine Milone
Community Involvement
When I think of the word inspire, I fondly think of Junior Achievement (JA). Not just because I work for JA, but because everything associated with the Mission has a valuable connection to the word...
JA Teens & Holiday Spending Reveals More than a Third of Teens Plan to Hit the Malls this Holiday Shopping Season
Blog from JA USA
By Hannah Henry
Financial Literacy
With the holiday season quickly approaching, there is bound to be stress-aplenty. Yet, this season also provides an opportunity for learning and growth for adults and...
Junior Achievement of New Jersey Introduces Financial Literacy Curriculum
By New Jersey School Board Association
Financial Literacy
Junior Achievement of New Jersey (JANJ) introduced its revised financial literacy curriculum before an audience of school administrators and board members on Oct....
Shining a Spotlight on American Business Women's Day
Blog from JA USA
By Hannah Henry
Entrepreneurship
September 22 is American Business Women’s Day, a day to honor and reflect on the accomplishments, successes, and contributions of American women and female business owners in the workforce. The day was first celebrated in 1949 by the American Business Women’s Association and officially recognized by Congress in the early...
The JA Guide to Having an Emergency Savings Fund
Blog from JA USA
By Hannah Henry
Financial Literacy
As the talented Lindsey Vonn once said, "It's amazing. Life changes very quickly, in a very positive way, if you let it." With these changes, it's essential to consider how it will impact your financial stability. The top life changes that cause the most financial strain? Starting a family, divorce, and taking care of a loved one. Yet, there are more frequent changes in life that cause stress such...
