Empowering Youth Through Entrepreneurship

Picking Fresh Blueberries

Summer is here and kids are thinking about vacations, swimming and other fun activities. But for kids like Connor, Carter, Chase and "Q" they're thinking about earning money.  This is a great time to teach business and entrepreneurial education to our youth. It will help them to understand money and how it works at an early age.  Often we hear parents tell their kids to go to college to get a good paying job. Today, more parents are talking with their children about starting their own business and stimulate economic thinking skills in their children. Teaching them about saving, investing and spending.

I met "Q" and his father several weeks ago cutting lawn in the neighborhood. I was deeply impressed with Q, at the age of nine years old he was riding the zero turn lawn mower. With his father working side by side with him teaching him what to do, and instilling in his son something he wish that he would have learned at an early age in life. Not only was his father teaching him, but it also help to develop a deeper father and son relationship.  Entrepreneurship education can offer youth financial solutions and well as help them to manage their finances as adults.

"Q" Lawn Care Service

My three grandsons, can be found early in the morning picking blueberries to fill their daily orders. I'm teaching them the marketing side of the business. They're learning some very important and valuable lessons about being in business for themselves. Oftentimes, people will support them because they are kids and they're trying to earn money through self-employment opportunities.

I strongly believe that we should instill in our children the importances of earning money to help them accomplish their goals. If we give them everything they ask for without earning it. We must ask ourselves what lessons are we teaching them. If you live in the Town of Kentwood and would like your lawn to be cut and maintain, please look for "Q" lawn services.

If you like the taste of freshly picked blueberries, place your order today and Connor, Chase and Carter, will pick them and deliver them to your door. All the boys have a goal that they want to achieve this summer and we want to support them by supporting our youth.

There is so many wonderful skills they will learn through entrepreneurship education— like how to

Patronizing each other

organized, communication, problem-solving, team works, money management and it will enhance their social skills.  At the end of their jobs, the boys patronized each other which is a very important lesson in itself.

I'm so proud of the boys for working and being creative to earn money. These lessons will follow them throughout life. Many kids have talents that can be package and marketed for sale or service.