by Julie Wood | Sep 26, 2015 | blog, Camps, Economic Development, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship education, kid entrepreneur, Parents, Teachers, teaching business, young entrepreneur, youth entrepreneur, Youth Organizations, youth unemployment
My theory is that you can’t really teach kids how to be an entrepreneur if they don’t know what it is. The hard part is defining what an entrepreneur is! If you Google “What is an Entrepreneur”, you will get 149 million results in a matter of seconds. The first one...
by Julie Wood | Aug 29, 2015 | author, blog, book writing, business operations, Camps, Economic Development, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship education, kid entrepreneur, Lemonade Stand, Parents, Teachers, teaching business, young entrepreneur, youth entrepreneur, Youth Organizations, youth unemployment
This week it was Jerry Seinfeld’s kids lemonade stand getting closed down by police due to neighbors complaining about parking and not having a permit. I have been hearing about a stand getting closed down almost every week some place in the U.S. this summer – what do...
by Julie Wood | Aug 26, 2015 | author, blog, book writing, Economic Development, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship education, kid entrepreneur, Parents, Teachers, teaching business, young entrepreneur, youth entrepreneur, Youth Organizations, youth unemployment
In the last 2 blog posts I included ideas for how young entrepreneurs might come up with a business idea, an overview of the steps to get started and 10 ideas that work. Now that the business idea is starting to be developed, here is some more detail on what to do...
by Julie Wood | Aug 15, 2015 | author, blog, Camps, Economic Development, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship education, kid entrepreneur, Parents, Teachers, young entrepreneur, youth entrepreneur, Youth Organizations, youth unemployment
In my last blog post I talked about how kids can use their talents and passion to guide them into a business idea. But how do you know if that idea will work? Here are 9 business ideas that have a high chance of success for young entrepreneurs (and some helpful hints...
by Julie Wood | Aug 2, 2015 | author, blog, business operations, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship education, kid entrepreneur, Parents, Teachers, teaching business, young entrepreneur, youth entrepreneur, Youth Organizations, youth unemployment
There is still a month left of summer vacation and the kids are getting bored! Why not have them start a business? Starting a small business is a good way to keep the brain drain away and keep the kids busy, learn responsibility, earn money and build their resume!...
by Julie Wood | Jun 6, 2015 | blog, Camps, Economic Development, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship education, kid entrepreneur, Lemonade Stand, Parents, Teachers, teaching business, young entrepreneur, youth entrepreneur, Youth Organizations
Youth Entrepreneurs are Changing the World! Every day I read about amazing young entrepreneurs who are making our world a better place. It is both encouraging and inspiring learning about what the next generation of entrepreneurs is accomplishing! But, if you think...