Overview

What is JADE?

JADE – the European Confederation of Junior Enterprises – is an international, non-profit umbrella-organisation of enterprises across Europe established and managed solely by students. The network is currently composed of 14 Confederations and Consultative Members from Europe, summing up to circa 280 JE’s. To know more about Junior Enterprises, click here

JADE Mission

As the voice of the Junior Enterprise Movement and youth entrepreneurship in Europe, JADE’s mission is to:

• Represent the European Junior Enterprise (JE) Movement
• Integrate the European Network of Junior Enterprises thus encouraging knowledge exchange and cooperation
• Support the development of our members (Confederations and Consultative Members)
• Foster the Junior Enterprise Concept to non-member countries
• Encourage entrepreneurship among students in higher Education through Junior Enterprise Concept

JADE Vision:

• JADE is an integrated Network in which Confederations and Junior Enterprises communicate with each other and have the opportunity to cooperate
• JADE Headquarters uses a highly developed Quality Management System, and actively stimulates the development of the Confederations by providing platforms for knowledge exchange on European level
• JADE is visible and recognised by external stakeholders as the voice of Junior Enterprise Movement and youth entrepreneurship in Europe

JADE Values:

- Entrepreneurial culture
- Personal development
- Proactive involvement
- Committed professionalism
- Social responsibility
- Open-mindedness
- Intercultural Exchange
- Awesomeness