Comments on: Fresh Squeezed Entrepreneurs http://www.mynewchoice.com/2007/06/08/fresh-squeezed-entrepreneurs/ Debt free, financially independent and retired early Sun, 30 May 2010 04:01:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Derrich http://www.mynewchoice.com/2007/06/08/fresh-squeezed-entrepreneurs/comment-page-1/#comment-6406 Derrich Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:17:20 +0000 http://www.mynewchoice.com/2007/06/08/fresh-squeezed-entrepreneurs/#comment-6406 Similar to my childhood location...4-way stop, baby! :) I'm all for kids doing this. And definitely stop when you see one. it goes a long way. Similar to my childhood location…4-way stop, baby! :) I’m all for kids doing this. And definitely stop when you see one. it goes a long way.

]]> By: More Merchant http://www.mynewchoice.com/2007/06/08/fresh-squeezed-entrepreneurs/comment-page-1/#comment-6370 More Merchant Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:01:07 +0000 http://www.mynewchoice.com/2007/06/08/fresh-squeezed-entrepreneurs/#comment-6370 I also sold Blow Pops at a middle school in California. It was a great money maker. I also sold Blow Pops at a middle school in California. It was a great money maker.

]]> By: mnc http://www.mynewchoice.com/2007/06/08/fresh-squeezed-entrepreneurs/comment-page-1/#comment-6278 mnc Mon, 11 Jun 2007 03:22:32 +0000 http://www.mynewchoice.com/2007/06/08/fresh-squeezed-entrepreneurs/#comment-6278 Chris, thanks for sharing those stories about your son. He sounds a lot like my oldest son who has been drafting his own Lego magazine to provide tips and lessons to his friends on building custom Lego designs. I've been thinking of setting him up with his own website to reach more people than just his friends but that is still a work in progress. As you said, it is important to encourage children to pursue ideas and continue thinking creatively. Chris, thanks for sharing those stories about your son. He sounds a lot like my oldest son who has been drafting his own Lego magazine to provide tips and lessons to his friends on building custom Lego designs.

I’ve been thinking of setting him up with his own website to reach more people than just his friends but that is still a work in progress.

As you said, it is important to encourage children to pursue ideas and continue thinking creatively.

]]> By: Chris Gray http://www.mynewchoice.com/2007/06/08/fresh-squeezed-entrepreneurs/comment-page-1/#comment-6163 Chris Gray Sat, 09 Jun 2007 21:57:07 +0000 http://www.mynewchoice.com/2007/06/08/fresh-squeezed-entrepreneurs/#comment-6163 My son "opened up" a lemonade stand last summer right after we moved in to our new home. Our house is on the corner of a four-way stop and gets a decent amount of traffic. I kid you not, in one Saturday he made close to $30. It was amazing to see the excitement on his face at the end of the day as he counted his earnings. He talked about his experience for weeks. Since then he has come up with numerous ideas (from selling "books" he has written to setting up an outdoor movie showing for the neighbors). I totally agree...the lessons learned early in life may very well "plant the seed" for future endeavors. For that reason I try to encourage his ideas no matter how "crazy" they may seem. My son “opened up” a lemonade stand last summer right after we moved in to our new home. Our house is on the corner of a four-way stop and gets a decent amount of traffic. I kid you not, in one Saturday he made close to $30. It was amazing to see the excitement on his face at the end of the day as he counted his earnings. He talked about his experience for weeks. Since then he has come up with numerous ideas (from selling “books” he has written to setting up an outdoor movie showing for the neighbors).

I totally agree…the lessons learned early in life may very well “plant the seed” for future endeavors. For that reason I try to encourage his ideas no matter how “crazy” they may seem.

]]> By: mnc http://www.mynewchoice.com/2007/06/08/fresh-squeezed-entrepreneurs/comment-page-1/#comment-6085 mnc Fri, 08 Jun 2007 20:37:11 +0000 http://www.mynewchoice.com/2007/06/08/fresh-squeezed-entrepreneurs/#comment-6085 It was a nice little money maker for awhile, although the school began to crack down on it and eventually had a rule against selling candy during school. My business was probably hurting their fundraising activities! It was a nice little money maker for awhile, although the school began to crack down on it and eventually had a rule against selling candy during school. My business was probably hurting their fundraising activities!

]]> By: Erik Karey http://www.mynewchoice.com/2007/06/08/fresh-squeezed-entrepreneurs/comment-page-1/#comment-6079 Erik Karey Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:33:37 +0000 http://www.mynewchoice.com/2007/06/08/fresh-squeezed-entrepreneurs/#comment-6079 Wow selling blow-pops in middle school, great idea. I wish I had the business prowess when I was that young. Nice post. Wow selling blow-pops in middle school, great idea. I wish I had the business prowess when I was that young. Nice post.

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