by Julie Wood | Apr 28, 2015 | blog, Camps, Economic Development, entrepreneurship education, kid entrepreneur, Lemonade Stand, Parents, Teachers, teaching business, young entrepreneur, youth entrepreneur, Youth Organizations
How to Build a Lemonade Stand out of PVC Pipe (in 6 easy steps) Since Lemonade day is coming up soon and summer is not far behind; I thought it would be helpful to share what I learned when I built my lemonade stand booth that I used a recent trade show. Many of the...
by Julie Wood | Apr 14, 2015 | author, blog, Economic Development, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship education, Parents, Teachers, teaching business, young entrepreneur, youth entrepreneur, Youth Organizations
As I was reading The Element by Ken Robinson he brought up an interesting question about intelligence. He said we are asking the wrong question – instead of asking “How intelligent are you?” – He states we should be asking “How are you intelligent?” He claims that...
by Julie Wood | Mar 29, 2015 | author, blog, business operations, Camps, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship education, marketing, Teachers, teaching business, youth entrepreneur
I love to learn, especially about entrepreneurship and small business! I read book after book on the subject; I don’t usually read fiction unless it’s something like “All in Startup” which is fiction inside non-fiction (more on that in a later post). I...
by Julie Wood | Mar 15, 2015 | author, blog, Economic Development, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship education, kid entrepreneur, Parents, Teachers, teaching business, young entrepreneur, youth entrepreneur, Youth Organizations
Starting a business is a lot like starting a family; if you wait for the time be perfect – it will never happen. They are both huge commitments in time, energy and emotion and that commitment will last for years. When I was 27, I started my first “real business” – an...
by Julie Wood | Feb 25, 2015 | author, blog, business operations, Economic Development, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship education, Parents, Teachers, teaching business, young entrepreneur, youth entrepreneur, Youth Organizations
Every week should be customer service week In 1984 the International Customer Service Association (ICSA), which since merged with PACE, created and launched National Customer Service Week™. On October 8, 1992, President George H. W. Bush signed Presidential...
