LEWISTON — Junior Achievement is gearing up for the 6th Annual JA Titan Challenge on Wednesday, Feb. 15, as part of Maine Entrepreneurship Week.

All Maine high schools are invited to participate in competition, free of charge. Currently 60 teams from 17 Maine high schools are registered.

The JA Titan Challenge is an online business competition that puts high school students in the leadership seat to run a virtual company. Each three-student team takes on the role of CEO, CFO and marketing R&D as they directly compete with the other teams to successfully sustain their business. Each team is matched with a business mentor from the community to guide them through decision making.

Locations of the Challenge include: University of Southern Maine at Portland, University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College, Foster Center for Student Innovation at UMaine in Orono and the University of Maine Presque Isle The deadline to register is Jan. 13.

Junior Achievement is the world’s largest organization dedicated to educating students in grades K-12 about entrepreneurship, work readiness and financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programs. This year, JA will reach out to almost 10,000 Maine students.

For more information on the JA Titan Challenge and a registration form, visit the website at http://jamaine.org/programs/titan-challenge/