Expert Overview

National business-simulation finals of Junior Achievement, in which teams of two to four students run a virtual phone company and compete on production, marketing, research, and social responsibility decisions. Only local JA staff can enter teams, up to three per area, and only teams that played JA Titan this school year qualify.

Format

Team

Judging Format

Scoring based

Recognition

Grade Eligibility

Rising Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors

Geographic Eligibility

U.S.

Discipline

EntrepreneurshipFinancial LiteracyBusinessEconomics

Entries

100-300

Percent Awarded

Not published

Registration Cost

Entry

No cost to students

Cost per team

$500 (Sponsorships available)

About

Students first play the JA Titan simulation through a local Junior Achievement area, usually in school. Each area may register up to three teams for the national round, and families cannot register directly. In the national round, teams compete across two rounds of increasing complexity, and the team with the highest total victory currency wins. Students also attend workshops with national experts at Junior Achievement’s Future Bound event, held in June.

Reaching the national round is the credential. The organizer lists no cash prize or scholarship for the winner, and publishes no entry totals; a Junior Achievement chapter reported 35 teams nationally in 2024, so the national field is small. How areas choose their three teams is not stated, so selectivity depends on the local program.

A national appearance shows a student led a team through a competitive business simulation.