About JADE

JADE is a student-run, pan-European network representing more than 20.000 young entrepreneurs in 280 local non-profit organisations, called Junior Enterprises.

By running professional consulting studies and managing small- to medium sized enterprises, the students add practical experience to their theoretical skills, develop entrepreneurship at an early stage, broaden their skills as well as horizons and of course prepare themselves for challenging careers throughout Europe. JADE helps to set up new organisations and furthers the exchange of knowledge and management skills between its members. Also JADE represents the network towards international organisations and companies. Students of 15 countries are already part of the network.

JADE was founded in 1992 as an international non-profit and non-political organisation to promote entrepreneurship among European students. JADE fosters the development of Europe’s Junior Enterprises by implementing European projects and providing the framework for cross-border co-operation on multinational studies. JADE organises international congresses and meetings that facilitate exchange of knowledge and experience, intercultural understanding and promote the European idea. In 2004, together with the Brazilian sister network BrazilJunior, we organised the First World Conference on Junior Entrepreneurship.