“I talk to a lot of entrepreneurs in my line of work, and it seems like they all had something when they were young that really sparked the entrepreneurial spirit,” she says. While their stands were simple, their elaborate and creative handmade signs drew people in, and their enthusiasm and ability to talk about their stand’s goals made them a success, Christie explains.Ĭhristie is the director of the Entrepreneurs Foundation, which supports Lemonade Day efforts in Austin, Texas, where the foundation is based. Leigh Christie’s two daughters, Lily and Ivy, participated in Lemonade Day for five years. They also determine how much of their profit to spend, save and donate. For their business plan, kids should know important things in advance: what they’re going to sell, what their goals are, who they can approach for a starter loan, how much they need to earn to turn a profit and how much they can market their stand. That means not only having a great look and product but also building a business and financial plan. The Lemonade Day model teaches kids to run a successful stand. Each year, youth in participating cities can participate and experience entrepreneurship by setting up their business during their city’s community-wide Lemonade Day. No organization has seen more examples of outstanding lemonade stand ideas than Lemonade Day, a national organization formed in 2007. But if you really want to spruce up that stand, the sky’s the limit on what you and the kids can craft together.
“The message to kids is: There’s no American dream,” she said.Sure, you can throw together a lemonade stand by setting out a card table topped with red Solo cups, a plastic pitcher and a paper towel roll. To Carrie Marriott, the whole thing is about more than just a dispute over a lemonade stand. Some locals are charging as much as $60 per car for the day, and have reportedly raked in tens of thousands thanks to congressional golf events. The county’s hardline stance is even more of a head-scratcher given that it has doled out scores of permits to the kids’ neighbors to let golf fans park on their lawns. “We’re sending the money to charity,” another pointed out. “I don’t agree, I think the county is wrong,” said one in response. She added that other vendors have been told they can’t operate near the golf tournament because of safety and traffic concerns. Inspectors don’t usually go looking for them, but this one was especially large, she said. The county’s director of permitting, Jennifer Hughes, said it’s illegal to run any lemonade stand without a vendors’ license. “To raise money for pediatric cancer,” Marriott replied. “Cute little kids making five or ten dollars is a little bit different than making hundreds,” replied the inspector. “Does every kid who sells lemonade now have to register with the county?” Carrie Marriott, the mother of one of the would-be entrepreneurs, asked the inspector. And after the stand proprietors allegedly ignored a few warnings, the inspector slammed the kids’ parents with a $500 fine.
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But a Montgomery County inspector said the children needed a vendors’ license to run the stand, according to a report from local TV station WUSA9.
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