Small Business Ideas for Children Who Want to Be Life-time Savers + MORE Feb 26th

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Small Business Ideas for Children Who Want to Be Life-time SaversTeaching your child how to handle money is a basic part of being a parent in today’s society. There are many ways you can approach introducing your child to financial responsibility. One way, is to show them how to set up their own business!
A child can learn how to work hard, make money, and save that money for long term goals at any age. Though your child won’t be trading their business on the NYSE anytime soon, small, self-run “businesses” are a great way for children to learn about being a life-time saver. Here are a few small business ideas for children who want to be financially independent!
Hand Them Lemons
One of the most classic small businesses your child can use to learn about finances is a lemonade stand. Now, they won’t be following the normal rules for acquiring funds for their small business, as they’ll just be asking mom and dad, but they can still run this business from start to finish.
Your child can purchase lemons, make the lemonade, set up a stand in their neighborhood, and sell the lemonade themselves…

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