This is Ryan right before he left to go on his first interview for a busboy position at the local sandwich shop. He was nervous. Very nervous. I knew he would be, so a few days before the interview we began role-playing. I wanted him to feel comfortable and confident that he was qualified for [...]

Business for Kids: Curriculum to Help Young Entrepreneurs Start a Business
We are asked all the time about what curriculum to use to help kids start a business and become young entrepreneurs, so we have developed a new program and are currently accepting registrations!!! Here are a couple of options we also love: Biz in a Boxx is a company that offers three options for curriculum [...]

Youth Entrepreneurship and Lessons from a Lemonade Stand
Amidst all the recent chatter about how our nations’ youth are failing to meet core standards in the public school system, there is one thing that Americans do well, and that is entrepreneurship. It has been the cornerstone of the country’s economic achievements, from early innovators and entrepreneurs like Ford and Franklin to current successes [...]
How To Raise a Financially Savvy Business Owner
How do you raise a financially savvy business owner? It starts with the money lessons and examples you demonstrate to your child at home. I love reminiscing and sharing my own story with others of how my immigrant parents taught me the basics of how to be financially sound. They stressed to me the importance [...]

Clinton Skakun’s Mom Shares Insight on Raising A Young Entrepreneur
Sarah: When did you notice that your son Clinton was interested in making money and being in business? Ms. Skakun: I think that would have been about the time that he finished high school. Sarah: How did you go about introducing him to mentors? Ms. Skakun: When people would come to the house we would [...]




