The Euroclear Financial Award

The Euroclear Financial Award recognises the Junior Achievement’s Student Start-up that exhibits most potential for financial viability and robustness, and a strong financial model.

2024 winners

Criteria:

  •  Financial viability and sustainability 40%

    • Does the company demonstrate sufficient business potential?

    • How compelling is the business model (realistic and viable)?

    • Has the company created budget/financial forecast? Are the assumptions behind the forecast clearly explained, realistic and well documented

    • Has the company defined financial/performance indicators

  • Future investment and growth 40%

    • Does the company demonstrate scalability in both geography and solution

    • Has the team been able to specify investment requirements? And has the team explained the business case and payback plan for an investor

  • Presentation & soft skills 20%

    • Was the pitch exciting and compelling?

    • Did the students engage the jury and catch their attention?

    • Were the students able to speak with confidence and address the jury’s questions demonstrating knowledge of the business environment?

Judges:

Barbra Crabbe

Head of Enterprise Risk

Dominiek Braet

Head of Digital, Editorial, Training & RFP

Winnie Ng

Head of Client Onboarding Management

Katarzyna Miller

Euroclear Event and CSR Manager

Ellen Wachtelaer

GDC Transformation Lead

2023 Winners