by Julie Wood | Jun 22, 2021 | blog, Camps, kid entrepreneur, Lemonade Stand, teaching business, teaching entrepreneurship, young entrepreneur, youth entrepreneur
If you are a parent, you have probably heard the two words “I’m Bored”! One way for kids to prevent this and earn some money during the summer is to start a business. With school just getting out it is a great time for them to learn about entrepreneurship and...
by Julie Wood | Nov 9, 2020 | blog, teaching entrepreneurship, young entrepreneur, youth entrepreneur
Can Teaching Youth Entrepreneurs Save our Communities? This is a question, I want you to reflect on as I illustrate the trend that is happening to small businesses in our communities. How many of you have a favorite restaurant, coffee shop, fitness center or yoga...
by Julie Wood | Apr 10, 2020 | blog, entrepreneurship education, kid entrepreneur, teaching entrepreneurship, young entrepreneur, youth entrepreneur
Even though we know it is for the good to be “safer at home”; if you are anything like myself or my family – we are all getting a little stir crazy. Did you ever imagine that at the beginning of 2020, this is what our year would be like? This is the perfect time for...
by Julie Wood | Mar 20, 2020 | blog, Economic Development, entrepreneurship education, teaching entrepreneurship, young entrepreneur, youth entrepreneur
Everyday the news has updated (and inundated) us with changes from social distancing to isolation due to the spread of COVID-19. It has disrupted our lives more than we ever thought possible! Youth Entrepreneurship Education can give kids hope that there is light at...
by Julie Wood | Feb 26, 2020 | blog, Economic Development, entrepreneurship education, teaching entrepreneurship, young entrepreneur, youth entrepreneur
There are many reasons that cultivating young entrepreneurs makes sense. As I have recently been working on a TEDx talk I’m giving later this year; I realize how important it is to start teaching and mentoring kids about entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial...