Jessica "The Bookgirl" Tavares De Almeida

I am currently a first year university student at Lancaster University, United Kingdom. I am majoring in Politics and Economics. I grew up in a small town near Porto, Portugal and moved to France when I was seven, to finally do my undergraduate studies in the United Kingdom. This summer I am running my own business in affiliation with Southwestern Advantage. As an independent business owner, my wo

rk is properly licensed through the city and local officials. I'm not affiliated with any local schools, nor are Southwestern Advantage products. I offer supplemental resources, developed by educators and tailored to the curriculum used in both public and private schools. I will be helping families with education in the United States. About Southwestern Advantage
Established in 1855, the mission of Southwestern Advantage has remained the same: We build people by providing them with an opportunity for a personal, professional, and educational Advantage. Each summer, the educational goals of over 200,000 families are positively impacted by our collegiate representatives providing them products tailored specifically to them. We take pride in our business style of meeting with families face-to-face at their homes to discuss one of the highest priorities a parent has: their children's education. Roughly 2,600 college students grow each year through participating in the Southwestern Advantage Sales & Leadership Program. We work with the highest caliber of college students in the world by offering the most challenging and most rewarding summer program available. Under the leadership of personal sales mentors, students operate their own independent business selling the Southwestern Advantage Learning System directly to families face-to-face. Our integrated suite of print, software, and online resources develops both academic skills and success principles in students from pre-K through high school. Each sale of the Southwestern Advantage online products generates a 1 to 1 matched product donation to a non-profit organization that helps children via our 'Share The Advantage' program. [http://www.sharetheadvantage.com/]

Student reps are thoroughly trained in how to generate prospects, leads, and referrals over the course of their summer break; a system proven to work effectively for over 155 years. The Southwestern Advantage Sales & Leadership Program is designed to be the best opportunity for personal and professional growth for college students. Southwestern student reps are able to learn and practice the principles of professional salesmanship, business management, team building, and organizational leadership as they operate their own independent businesses.