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Kids, Inc.
Entrepreneurship Program 1999

Providing an opportunity for teens to create and operate their own businesses 
During summer 1999 Kids, Inc. offered a 15  hour week-long enrichment camp and five additional meetings for 6th - 9th graders. The teens not only learned how to set-up and operate their own business they also developed skills for gaining future employment.
Camp topics included:
  • Writing business plans
  • Banking
  • Pricing
  • Record keeping
  • Marketing and advertising
  • Taxes

Personal skill development topic included:

  • Reliability
  • Initiative
  • Social skills
  • Interest exploration
  • Money management skills

Businesses started during the summer included:

  • Car wash by appointment
  • Making and selling crafts
  • Handy-man serves
  • Face-painting 
  • Baby-sitting
"Exposing our area youth to the expectations of employers and teaching them the needed skills to start their own businesses is exactly what work to school means. The Kids, Inc. program is a wonderful addition to the summer and all-year activities available to this age group." The Grangeville Chamber of Commerce Director

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