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Annual Report

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Annual Report

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2mESSagE from Ja-yE EuropE'S chairman & cEo

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Ja-yE EuropE'S board of dirEctorS 4

our yEar of innoVation & crEatiVity 10

impact at-a-glancE 8

SkillS for a global Economy 12

tackling thE challEngES of tomorrow 16

inSpiring young pEoplE to build a bEttEr tomorrow 14

what happEnS nEXt? 20

Enhancing innoVation & crEatiVity 18

hugE thankS to our SupportErS 24

a big thank you to all our tEachErS and VoluntEErS 22

a nEtwork to bE proud of 28

thE Ja-yE EuropE nEtwork 26

Ja-yE EuropE conSolidatEd financial StatEmEntS 30

Ja-yE uses hands-on experiences to help young people understand the economics of life. in partnership with business and educators, Ja-yE brings the real world to students, opening their minds to their potential.

Ja-yE enterprise and economic education programmes are designed for young people aged 6-25 and are implemented through a partnership between local businesses and schools.

Ja-yE Europe is the European headquarters for Ja worldwide®

www.ja-ye.org

On 3 March this year, the European Commission launched its new European strategy for growth and jobs, which sets out the main guidelines for tomorrow's European economy. As the President of the European Council, I attach priority to this strategy, since it will offer an important basis for boosting our European economies. To meet the social, economic and environmental challenges we face, Europe will have to build on future-oriented, dynamic and responsible entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship is at the heart of our economy, entrepreneurs are a major driving force of our economy, and of growth and jobs. The mindset of our entrepreneurs is a critical factor for success. Investment in education projects to stimulate entrepreneurship by young people and equipping young people with the right skills has to be at the centre of our efforts. Complementary to the policies of the Member States in which education for entrepreneurship is already a major economic policy goal, the European Union takes several stimulating initiatives in this area. Recent examples are the campaign “Your World, Your Business” (http:// ec.europa.eu/enterprise/yourworldyourbusiness) and the “Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs” programme (http:// www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu). The initiatives and achievements of the Junior Achievement-Young Enterprise Europe (JA-YE) and its member organizations are of crucial importance in this context. This annual report gives a comprehensive overview of their activities and is convincing proof of the strength and significant added value of these initiatives. I congratulate JA-YE on the work done and wish all its members and participants the best of luck with future endeavours.

Yours Sincerely,

HERMAn VAn ROMPUYPRESIdEnT Of THE EUROPEAn COUnCIl


2009 was truly a year of full of creativity and innovation. We celebrated with a profusion of innovation camps and our first awards for cross-border student companies in the Enterprise without Borders programme. We were thrilled to link up in so many ways with our counterparts in the Middle East, in Africa, the USA, Asia and the Americas.

despite our vast geography and diversity of needs and wants, we united around a new Strategic Plan and took a giant leap forward with our IT platform.

At the heart of it all, though, we’re the same as ever: a grassroots network with high-quality winning curricula, proven results and a compelling vision. We thank the European Commission and all our main sponsors and member companies for their generous support. With your help we have achieved some big milestones this year. Your encouragement has been our inspiration.

There are few challenges more important than motivating young people to become the best that they can be. We need their skills, their ideas and their enterprising spirit to create the future. It starts now.

francesco Vanni d’Archirafi (chairman)Vice chairman, citibank Europe plc

Caroline JennercEo, Ja-yE EuropE

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First Row, Left to Right:Sonja BataHonorary Member of the BoardMember of the Board, Bata Shoe Organisation

Francesco Vanni d’Archirafi (CHAIRMAN)Chairman, Citibank Europe plc

Michael P. Bray (VICE CHAIRMAN)Clifford Chance

Jean-Léopold Schuybroek (VICE CHAIRMAN)Executive ChairmanInterel

Second Row, Left to Right: Johan H. Andresen jr. President & CEOfERd

Piraye Antika*CEOHSBC Bank Turkey

Ferdinando Beccalli-Falco President & CEOGE International

Peter CheeseHuman Capital Consultant

Third Row, Left to Right: Jørgen ClausenPresident & CEOdanfoss A/S

Michel De Wolf (SECRETARY)Managing PartnerdGST Auditors

John GrumbarExecutive ChairmanEgon Zehnder International

Bengt GunnarssonSenior AdvisorBata Group

Fourth Row, Left to Right: Brian LangGeneral ManagerMasterCard Czech Republic & Slovakia

Christophe LeclercqPublisherEurActiv.com

Per MøllerCEOErnst & Young denmark

Jan MuehlfeitChairmanMicrosoft Europe

Fifth Row, Left to Right: Marianne OksbjerreIncoming Chair of the Board of ExecutivesCEO Young Enterprise denmark

Lars-Petter ØrvingManaging director EMEA north & EastManpower AS

Stéphane RoussetSenior Vice-President - Oracle direct & Business Operations EMEAOracle Corporation

Gabriele ZedlmayerHead of Global Citizenship Activities & VP GlobalSocial Innovation Office, Hewlett-Packard Company

Sixth Row, Left to Right: Vincent Domon (TREASURER)director Général déléguéCECAUdIT International

Caroline JennerCEOJA-YE Europe

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Ja-yE EuropE'Sboard of directors


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lithuaniaŠarūnas Skyriuspartnergild bankers

luXEmbourgyves Elsenmanaging partner & cEohitEc luxembourg S.a.

macEdoniaVesna StojanovaVice-deanfaculty for business and Economy

maltaJosef camillerihead public aff airs and cSrhSbc bank (malta) plc

moldoVagrigore belostecinicrectoracademy of Economic Studies

nEthErlandShan de ruitermarketing directoraEgon

norwayVibeke hammer madsencEohSh – the federation of norwegian commercial & Service Enterprises

polandSonia wędrychowicz-horbatowskaVice-president of the boardciti handlowy bank

portugalpaulo graycountry offi cerciti portugal

romaniamihai tudorcountry general manageribm romania

ruSSiaac. Evgeny p. Velikhovpresidentrna “kurchatovsky institute”

SErbiaSvetlana kisicSenior ExpertEconomic institute

SloVakiatibor bôrikcEo & chairmanof the boardunion poist’ovňa, a.s.

Spainmanuel falcóco-head of citi banking for EmEa (Europe, middle East and africa)

SwEdEnErik Skogchairman Ja Swedenpartner Sahlgren & Skog

SwitZErlandruedi nosercEo/ member of the Swiss national parliamentnoser management ag

turkEyosman dincbascountry managing partnerErnst & young turkey

unitEd kingdomian Smith partnerandersonbick consultants llp

our national chairSthank you for your leadership

albaniaauron pashaExecutive director

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armEniaray reederbusiness consultant

auStriagerhard wildmoserassociate, cEowildmoser/koch & partner rechtsanwälte gesmbh

bElgium (flemish)yves Servottemember of the Executive boardbEnEo-group

bElgium (french)michel de wolfprofessor and auditoruniversité catholique de louvain - université de liègedgSt réviseurs d'entreprises, cpa, managing partner

bulgariaSasha bezuhanovahp cEEpublic Sector director

cZEch rEpublicirena a. brichtamanaging partnerbrichta & partners s.r.o.

dEnmarkJørgen mads clausenpresident and cEodanfoss a/S

EStoniarein loikcEotallinn airport

finlandElmar paananencEotroll capital ltd.

francEmarc flecherproviseurlycée professionnel amyot d'inville - Senlis

francEfrançois davychairman adecco france

gErmanymichael hütherinstitut der deutschen wirtschaft köln

grEEcEchristos tsangosconsumer online and marketing offi cermicrosoft (cEE)

hungarypéter fáthgovernment relations directordunamenti power plant

irElandpaul murtaghSenior Vice president/ Systems developmentfidelity investments

iSlE of manJim daleExecutive chairmancpw insurance limited

iSraElElla galilchairperson

italyStefano Scabbioregional managing director manpower

latViaguntars kokorevicslocal representativedalkia latvia

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JA-YE Europe Skills for the future Summit“It’s been fantastic to get the input of these students, their ideas have given us valuable food for thought. Manpower is dedicated to supporting the development of tomorrow’s workforce. Building bridges between schools and business world is crucial to in this process in order to prepare young people for the future. Our participation in this program will also help us to have a better understanding of the skills and expectations of new generations”Marc Vandeleene, Communication Manager of Manpower Belgium.

JA-YE Europe Innovation & Creativity Camp"More attention needs to be paid to developing critical thinking and innovation at all levels of the education system, and programmes like this European Innovation and Creativity Camp are a great way to get students engaged in creative thinking and reasoning.” Maroš Šefčovič, Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth

JA-YE Europe Trade fair 295 enterprising students from 26 countries met in Bodo, norway to set up their trade stands and do business at the JA-YE Europe Trade fair. Best Overall Company, EcoVase from Switzerland, created and sold a collapsible plastic fl ower vase.

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JA-YE Europe Enterprise Challenge We’re really ecstatic to have won this award and it’s really nice to know that other people, such as the investors and the business people we met at the event, can also see the potential in our company.” Solveig Eike from winning company niso I/S

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Your World Your Business “It is important to stress that people can be both entrepreneurs and responsible. So it matters what young people learn about enterprise and entrepreneurship.”françoise le Bail, SME Envoy, deputy director-General for Enterprise and Industry, European Commission

JA-YE Europe Company of the Year Competition“We have managed to create a green and profi table company through co-operation with each other and with our stakeholders. It’s been a great learning experience for us and we’ve gained lots of skills and knowledge. We have now made our student company into a real nGO and we plan to continue trading as a successful business.”Richard Pikmets from wining company Touch of Green.

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by 2012 Enterprise without borders will reach• 24 European countries• 14,000 students• 1,000 mini-companies• 500 partnerships• 1,000 business volunteers• 1,000 teachers

“Learning entrepreneurial and business skills and having experience working across borders and cultures are essential capabilities for young people preparing to enter the workforce.”

Jill Huntley, Senior director,Corporate Citizenship, Accenture.

SkillSfor a global EconomyBusinesses and organizations today are already operating in a globalised marketplace. Enterprise knows few borders and it is important that young people can experience it for themselves, sensitising them to the challenges as well as the opportunities.

JA-YE Europe’s Enterprise without Borders (EwB) is a secondary school and/or college programme that teaches entrepreneurship and the practical skills necessary to do business across borders. Each EwB site forms a business entity and negotiates a partnership agreement with one or more other sites in other countries. A website is available to help the “matching“ between student companies interested in forming a joint venture or an import-export business. It’s real-life hands-on learning!

diScoVEring thE world through tradEnow in its second year, over 6,300 students representing 476 EwB companies are actively promoting themselves across borders in 21 European countries, 2 African countries and in the USA. With support from over 1,000 teachers and

volunteers, the companies are evaluating their business opportunities and forming trade partnerships.

One great example of the scope of the EwB programme is Afreetrade J.V, a team of students from schools in denmark, Italy, Sweden, Portugal, norway and finland who recently won the Accenture “Enterprise without Borders” Collaboration Award at the JA-YE Europe Trade fair in lisbon, Portugal.

Speaking at the event Stig Hultén, the link teacher for ‘Scarfy’ the danish component of the ‘Afreetrade’ company, explained how the joint venture formed. “I met up with other Enterprise without Borders teachers at an EwB teacher networking event last year and that formed the initial links for our students to start working together. Through the EwB portal, the students learned about each other’s products and how they should work together for best eff ect. It’s been a fantastic experience for them – working together and learning about diff erent cultures and markets.”

a promiSing futurEIn the next two years, the EwB programme will double its impact thanks to a Comenius networks grant from the European Commission and sponsorship from Accenture.



bESt and brightEStHP and JA-YE Europe keep student entrepreneurs busy all year long with other components of the Responsible Business Competition, including the Responsible Business Ideas Contest. It gives students aged 15 to 18 the opportunity to submit their ideas for a responsible product or service online. In the 2008/2009 academic year, over 400 teams from ten European countries participated in the contest. The German team, “solAround”, took the top place in Europe with their innovative concept to promote the uptake of renewable energy in their community. The students organised a solar fair, published the “Solarnews” magazine and developed an online portal to bring people interested in investing in solar power systems together with those interested in renting out their roofs.

EXtEnding thE rEachSince 2006, HP and JA-YE have reached more than 110,000 students in Europe, the Middle East and Africa through the Responsible Business Competition website, promotions in schools and the engagement of over 200 HP volunteers.

After three successful years, JA-YE and HP decided to extend the reach of the Responsible Business Competition and, in 2009/2010, they helped to implement the programme in north and South America. The Competition has also entered the social media space with the HP Responsible Business Challenge on facebook.

“A strong social and environmental strategy is a key success factor for all companies and is more and more expected by customers. We would like to help future entrepreneurs and support start-up companies fi nd new ways to balance the economic, social and environmental aspects of running a business most successfully.”

Gabriele Zedlmayer, Vice President, Offi ce ofGlobal Social Innovation, HP.

“We saw there was a big problem in Lithuania, and indeed the whole world, where there is lots of rubbish being thrown away. We think it’s really important to recycle as much waste as possible. We wanted to do something to improve the situation and encourage young people to recycle more in the future.”

Aidas Malakaussas, President, Greblys.


How do you tackle the challenge of recycling and ensure that people take action? You start by teaching children how they can do their bit to reduce and recycle waste. This idea has earned fi ve secondary school students from lithuania the 2009 HP Responsible Business Award. The Greblys team created a suite of educational tools including a book and three computer games which are designed to help young children learn the principles of recycling in an easy and enjoyable way.

The HP Responsible Business Award is given to JA-YE students who devise the most eff ective business plan that combines fi nancial performance, innovation and social and environmental responsibility. It is part of the Responsible Business Competition, an extension of the existing JA-YE Europe Company of the Year Competition, which recognizes the best performing mini-companies in secondary schools across Europe.

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“This opportunity has been great for me because it helped me to get an impression about science professions. It gave me information to think about my future education which I think, for sure, will be in the fi eld of physics or chemistry.”

Amelie Solberg, student from norwayat the fi rst Sci-Tech Challenge event


The grand challenges—such as energy—need enterprising and highly skilled people. However not enough young people are pursuing careers in maths, science and technology (MST). Current predictions suggest there won’t be enough MST professionals to meet the future skills needs of European industry.

One of the key reasons for this is the lack of connection between industry and the classroom before young people move on to college or university. They often fail to see the relevance of what they are studying because they have little exposure to the real world or to adults in MST careers. As a result, they are not very familiar with the vast array of interesting job opportunities that exist. Working in partnership, JA-YE Europe and ExxonMobil developed the Sci-Tech Challenge. Specifi cally designed to focus on MST skills as well as motivate students through problem-solving methods, the Sci-Tech Challenge also highlights the relevance of those skills at an age when young people are making important career and education choices.

Over the next three years 10,000 students, over 200 ExxonMobil volunteers and 180 teachers from nine European countries will experience the Sci-Tech Challenge. The project is comprised of elements in the classroom, online and a series of Sci-Tech Challenge competitions. Throughout these activities, students will have access to role models in the form of expert ‘MST' volunteers from ExxonMobil who will be on hand for classroom visits and mentoring at the Challenge events.

“Through our investment in this programme, ExxonMobil is helping students understand the importance of MST skills in addressing society’s challenges today and tomorrow. It is critical that we encourage their enthusiasm for science, engineering and technology careers, to ensure that we create a talented pool of professionals for the future.”

Robert lanyon Manager of CorporateCitizenship & Community Investments, ExxonMobil

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What do you get if you put a group of students from diff erent countries all with very diff erent experiences and ideas all in one place, with one challenge - to brainstorm solutions to a special problem? The answer - an abundance of innovative ideas and that’s what JA-YE Innovation Camps are all about.

Innovation Camps are 24-hour intensive idea-generating workshops where students are set a specifi c challenge by business or government (or both!). They are given access to tools, information and resources and have to propose a solution. Participants need to quickly adapt to each other and fi gure out how to work together most effi ciently. Throughout the experience, students develop their interpersonal and problem-solving skills and learn to work to very tight deadlines.

Challenges for students have been designed by ArcelorMittal, British Council, dG Education and Culture, Microsoft, nokia, just to name a few!

In november 2009, 95 secondary school students from 25 countries headed to Brussels to compete in a unique Innovation Camp event as one of the fl agship projects of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009. The young people had just 24 hours to suggest solutions to a problem that has been challenging governments for decades – how best to engage students and make education more relevant for the future? The ‘Tech-Box’ teaching aid, schooling

through social networks and specialised programmes for people who have dropped out of education where just some of the innovations that were suggested.

In the netherlands, norway, Sweden, denmark, Italy and Romania 800 students will experience Innovation Camps fi rst-hand thanks to a partnership with nokia. Students were challenged to fi nd new ways that mobile technology could be used to improve people’s lives.

More than 1,000 students took part in the national Skills@Work Challenge events in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Israel, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey and the UK in 2009. Thanks to support from British Council and Microsoft the winners from each country met in Sofi a in March for the international fi nale.

Impacting Vocational School Students Across EuropeIn 2009, the JA-YE Europe network won a 3-year grant under European Commission leonardo da Vinci Thematic networks to organize Creativity and Innovation Camps in 13 European countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, denmark, Estonia, Greece, Italy, norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain and Turkey) for vocational school students.

Each camp will engage employees from the private and public sector as volunteer advisers giving young people the opportunity to learn more about what companies and organizations do and the challenges they face.

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“This Innovation Camp has encouraged me to dream big, to go beyond the limits pressed on us by day-to-day life and turn ideas into reality by working on a project which really puts our imagination to work. I have gained lots of new friends and have met people who have shared their entrepreneurial knowledge and guided us towards looking more at the practical side of a project – fi nance and feasibility – helping us gain a better grip on reality”.

Jzigyarti diana Timea, Student - nokiaInnovation Camp Romania

“It was the fi rst time I participated in this kind of event and I was completely blown away by the quality of the projects and the children’s engagement, by the ideas, the presentation skills, teamwork and the list could continue with many other things. For me such events are the ones that could make our educational system grow and our children could only benefi t”.

Talida Istudor, nokia business volunteer


*yE uk alumni Evaluation 2008**Ja-yE Europe company programme 2007Survey report Europe

participation in the company programme correlates with better future earnings.in particular in the 30+ age group alumni earn a third more than their peers.*

company programme alumni are twice as likely to start their own business as their peers.*

alumni are more likely to get involved in voluntary work (55% comparedwith 39% for the control group).*

84% of participants would recommend company programme to others**


what happEnS nEXt?Ja-yE alumni EuropE JA-YE Europe is a proud partner of JA-YE Alumni Europe - an active network of 1,500 JA-YE Alumni who voluntarily support JA-YE organisations on the ground and provide fantastic networking and development opportunities for their peers. Each year the elected European Co-ordination Committee organise national coordinator meetings and work closely with host alumni organisations to facilitate the Annual Alumni Conference. In 2009, 53 participants from 12 countries headed to Copenhagen for the ‘leaders of a Sustainable future conference’ – six days of lectures and work sessions aimed at inspiring and educating participants to become sustainable leaders in the future.

“The participants at the JA-YE Alumni conference were clearly very ambitious and had a remarkable ability to understand and discuss.” Peter Schliemann, danish Ministry of Science & Technology.

cElEbrating alumni SuccESSThe JA-YE Europe Young Entrepreneur of the Year Competition is now in its third year and its aim is to locate success stories from young entrepreneurs among JA-YE Alumni and fi nd out what has happened to them since participating in a JA-YE programme.

In 2009 Benjamin Kainz & Oscar lundin, founders of “Ung Omsorg” received the award. They really impressed the judges because at the age of 21 and 20 respectively they had already built a successful social enterprise which employed over 400 people and has made a really positive impact on the lives of thousands of Swedish elderly.

When they received the award Oscar said; “We are honoured to receive this prestigious award. It means a lot to us and we are thankful to JA Sweden (Ung Foretagsamhet Sverige) for giving us the opportunity to try and test how to run a real company whilst we were still in secondary school.”

One year on we caught up with Oscar to fi nd out what he thinks of the JA-YE Europe Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

“I think it’s a great way to spread the vision and brand of your company abroad. The people who are connected to the JA-YE-movement are all individuals who believe in the power of entrepreneurship and have new contacts and ideas who could help entrepreneurs and start-ups to grow in a good way!”


“It was great to have the business people to advise us - they were very critical and that helped us to gain new perspectives on our ideas.”

Bert Cools, Student, Belgium

“I really think that this kind of education event “out of the classroom” is very important. It is a great opportunity to introduce students to the real world.”

Trine Skarvang, Teacher, norway

“It’s been a great success and the students have learnt lots of vital skills from running their own business and working with their colleagues in Norway.”

Armando Persico, Teacher, Italy

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“I found that by asking the volunteer business advisers lots of questions they gave us another perspective which opened our eyes and made our solutions better.”

Martin Alexander Meincke, Student, denmark


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(*) With support from the European Community. The information contained in this publication does not necessarily refl ect the position or opinion of the European Commission.

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AlbaniaJunior achievement albaniacEo to be confirmed

ArmeniaJunior achievement armeniaarmine [email protected]

AustriaJunior Enterprise austriamichaela [email protected]

Belgium (flemish)Vlaamse Jonge ondernemingenpeter [email protected]

Belgium (french)les jeunes entreprisesmichel brü[email protected]

BulgariaJunior achievement bulgariamilena [email protected]

Czech RepublicJunior achievement czechrepublicJosef mü[email protected]

denmarkyoung Enterprise denmarkmarianne [email protected]

EstoniaJunior achievement EstoniaEpp [email protected]

finlandyoung Enterprise finlandVirpi [email protected]

franceEntreprendre pour apprendreisabelle andrieuisabelle.andrieu@entreprendre-pour-apprendre.frwww.entreprendre-pour-apprendre.fr

GermanyJunior achievement germanymarion hü[email protected]

GreeceJunior achievement greeceElena [email protected] www.sen.org.gr

Hungary Junior achievement hungaryorsolya [email protected]

IcelandJunior achievement icelandgunnar [email protected]

IrelandJunior achievement irelanddella [email protected]

Isle of ManJunior achievement isle of manSue [email protected]

Israelyoung Entrepreneurs israeluri [email protected]

ItalyJunior achievement italymiriam [email protected]

latviaJunior achievement latviaJana [email protected]

lithuaniaJunior achievement lithuaniaEugenijus [email protected]

luxembourgJa-yE luxembourgSerge [email protected]

MacedoniaJunior achievement macedoniaJasmina [email protected]

Maltayoung Enterprise maltalorna [email protected] www.youngenterprise.org.mt

MoldovaJunior achievement moldovamarina [email protected]

netherlandsJong ondernemen cees [email protected]

norwayungt Enterprenørskap -Ja-yE norwayanne kathrine Slungå[email protected]

PolandJunior achievement foundation of polandZbigniew [email protected]

PortugalJunior achievement portugalcatarina [email protected]

RomaniaJunior achievement romaniaStefania [email protected]

RussiaJunior achievement russianina [email protected]

Serbia Junior achievement Serbiaasha [email protected]

SlovakiaJunior achievement Slovakiamarcela havrilova [email protected]

SpainJunior achievement Spainlucia de Zavala [email protected]

Swedenung företagsamhetyoung Enterprise Swedenmagnus Engelbä[email protected]

Switzerlandyoung Enterprise Switzerlandnicole [email protected]

TurkeyJunior achievement turkeyhatice [email protected]

United Kingdomyoung Enterprise united kingdomJohn [email protected]

note: E-mail addresses can change during the year. for the most updated information please refer to our website: http://www.ja-ye.org

thE Ja-yE EuropE nEtwork


Sasha bezuhanovaSasha Bezuhanova has been chair of JA Bulgaria for 8 years. She has been instrumental in helping them gather a high profi le Board of directors and position the organization as a leader in the area of entrepreneurship, fi nancial literacy and business skills for the young generation in Bulgaria.

Vesna StojanovaVesna Stojanova’s engagement goes back to 1997 when JA was launched in Macedonia. She became chair two years later. despite the challenges that come with an emerging economy, JA Macedonia grew and prospered under her watch and it is one of the leading JA organizations in that region.

rein loikRein loik was the founder of JA Estonia in 1992 and has been an active supporter ever since. As an active JA-YE volunteer he has lectured in classrooms, teacher training sessions, taken part in juries and has been a key leader behind JA Estonia’s highly successful ‘Job Shadow day’ events.

Each year JA-YE Europe presents leadership Awards to board members whose contribution to the organization has been more than outstanding, whose work has had an impact at both the national and European level and who has demonstrated a level of personal commitment and dedication that goes beyond expectation.

In 2009 the following people received leadership Awards:

Ja-yE lEadErShip award

modEl organiSationSIn 2009, nine organisations in the JA-YE Europe network achieved Model Organisation Status.* five of them for the second time!Belgium (fl)*Bulgaria*norway*PortugalRomania*RussiaSlovakia*SpainSweden

The award aims to recognize JA-YE organisations for the quality of their board, management and operations; their impact and programmes at all age levels from primary school through to university; and their contribution to the overall success of the JA-YE Europe network. The award is assessed against a system of 38 quality metrics - to be a “Model Organisation”, a member has to have completed more than 80% of the metrics.

At the JA-YE Annual Awards dinner 2009, the recipient of the fi rst ever Thomas J Bata Quality Award was announced.

The award recognized JA-YE norway (Ungt Entreprenørskap) for demonstrating the highest standard of excellence in the JA-YE network. The winner is considered a role model for others and has cultivated a reputation for quality at home and abroad among business and government leaders.

The award was judged by a jury of JA-YE Europe board members who assessed candidates against criteria which included:1. Being a ‘Member Organisation in Good Standing’ for the last 3 years.2. Being previously awarded the JA-YE Europe Model Organisation Award in 2008 and 20093. Achieving strong results against international Key Performance Indicators (based on annual

organization reports)

“We’re proud to be part of this network. We’ve learned so much from the others and their incredible achievements on the ground. We couldn’t have done it without their support and encouragement from day 1,” said Jarle Tømmerbakke, Ungt Entreprenørskap (JA-YE) norway CEO, who received the award along with one of JA-YE norway’s Board Members, Johan H. Andresen jr., President and CEO of fERd.

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Income Statement 2009 2008I. Operating income and chargesturnover (sales, donations, recuperation of costs, etc.)

1,302,775 863,799

Services and other goods -793,316 -472,616

a. gross margin (positive) 509,459 391,183

b. gross margin (negative)

c. wages, Social Security, pensions -431,344 -411,820

d/E. depreciation, short values -14,306 -4,804

f. provisions for liabilities and charges (withdrawal)

-2,500

g. other

h. reorganization costs

Operating results (positive)

Operating results (negative) 63,809 -27,941

ii. financial proceeds 1,298 16,129

financial charges -58,552 -5,977

Current results (positive) 6,555 -17,789

Current results (negative)

iii. Exceptional proceeds

Exceptional costs

Profit for the year (positive) 6,555

loss for the year (negative) -17,789

Solidarity fund (withdrawal) 1,979

loss brought forward from preceding period -55,115 -39,305

loss to be carried forward -48,560 -55,115

auditor'S rEportfor thE yEar EndEddecember 31, 2009Junior Achievement- Young Enterprise Europe

We have audited the financial statements as of and for the year ended december 31, 2009 which have been prepared under the responsibility of the board of directors and which show a balance sheet total of € 1.476.185 and a profit for the year of € 6.555.

UnqUAlIfIEd AUdIT OPInIOn On THE fInAnCIAl STATEMEnTS

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the ''Institut des Reviseurs d'Entreprises/instituut der Bedrijfsrevisoren''. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatements, taking into account the legal and regulatory requirements applicable to financial statements in Belgium.

In accordance with those standards, we considered the Association's administrative and accounting organisation, as well as its internal control procedures. Association officials have responded clearly to our requests for explanations and information. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing accounting principles used and significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

The costs declared in the financial statement are real, accurately recorded and eligible in accordance with the grant agreement 2009-SPEC-2009-0811/001-001.

Brussels, february 25, 2010Michel WEBERReviseur d'entreprises.Member of the "Instinct des Reviseurs d'Entreprises" no A 00774

Balance Sheet 2009 2008Assets

fixed Assets 47,522 6,584

i. formation expenses

ii. intangible fixed assets 30,326 998

iii. tangible fixed assets 13,120 5,586

a. land and buildings

b. Equipment

c. material 8,751 5,586

d. leased fixed assets

E/f. other fixed assets 4,369

iV. financial fixed assets 4,076

Current assets 1,428,663 588,805

V. long term 433,303

a. account receivables

b. other 433,303

Vi. inventories

Vii. Short term (contribution agreements, invoices, etc)

430,684 332,744

a. account receivables 249,964 43,344

b. other 180,720 289,400

Viii. Short term financial investments 33,447 33,159

iX. cash and bank 508,829 194,969

X. deferred charges and accrued income 22,400 27,933

Total Assets 1,476,185 595,390

2009 2008liabilities

Equity 65,890 63,359

i. funds 100,689 100,689

a. Starting capital (accumulated results previous years)

100,689 100,689

b. permanent means

iii. revaluation Surplus

iV. restricted funds 13,761 17,785

V. a. accumulated results (positive) -48,560 -55,115

b. accumulated results (negative)

Vi. investment grants

Provisions 2,420 2,500

debts 1,407,875 529,531

Viii. long term -

a. due to banks

b/c. long term payables

iX. Short term 393,334 110,021

a. current portion of long term debts

b. due to banks

c/d. accounts payable 96,763 23,724

E. wages, taxes and Social Security 42,954 46,297

f. other 253,617 40,000

X. accrued charges and deferred income 1,014,541 419,510

Total liabilities 1,476,185 595,390

Ja-yE EuropE conSolidatEd financial StatEmEntS31 december 2009, in Eur


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