The Vasco Vieira de Almeida Foundation has once again joined the "A Empresa" program, promoted by Junior Achievement Portugal (JAP).

"A Empresa" is JAP's flagship program through which high school students, over the course of a school year, are challenged to create and run a minicompany with the help of a volunteer and a teacher. The central aim of the program is to promote the entrepreneurial spirit among young people and prepare them for a global economy.

In this edition of the program, VdA was represented by 22 volunteers who impacted more than 1600 students throughout the various phases:

• Mentoring Open Week: Susana Gonçalves, Maria do Céu Arnauth and Inês Azeredo Caeiro
• Evaluation of Applications: José Miguel Vitorino, Mariana Afonso e Cunha, Maria Inês Gomes, Nuno Lopes, Chen Chen,  Guilherme Battle y Font, Marta Maia, Marta Pita da Silva, Patrícia Lousada, Paula Guimarães Sofia Barros Cortez and Carolina Strungari
• Intellectual Property Webinar: Eduarda Pereira Inácio
• Junior Markets: Joana Esteves de Oliveira, Pedro Duarte Batista and Carina Amaro
• Minicompany Mentoring Program: Marta Lima