Ben Weissenstein: From Lemonade To Riches

When he was just 4 years old, Ben was featured on the cover of the Houston Chronicle after "helping" his older brother, Josh, man a lemonade stand.

And ever since, it's been all business.

From pulling weeds out of his grandmother's garden, to starting Ben's Pet Co. (a startup from his childhood that specialized in caring for pets), Ben continued to follow new business opportunities. He even had his own business cards by the age of 9.

How To Run A Successful Lemonade Stand For Kids & Teens

It's almost summer. The days are growing hotter and hotter.

Which gives the perfect opportunity to start a lemonade stand.

This article will tell you everything you need to know about starting and running a successful lemonade stand.

Make A Lemonade Stand
The environment your lemonade business provides will be a big part of your sales success. To make a lemonade stand, you will first need a table. Borrow one from your parents or make one yourself.

Great Ideas Are Just Thoughts Unless Put To Action

The definition of entrepreneur is literally "risk taker". Entrepreneurs are people who come up with business ideas and risk their money, time and energy on that business with the hope of making lots of profits.

Entrepreneurs are risk takers because they don't think about the odds. They are constantly diving into new business opportunities - they don't care what other people say or think about their ideas. If everyone always listened to the non-believers, we wouldn't have airplanes or IPods. Entrepreneurs are the ones that really make the world different.

Fun Business Ideas for Kids & Teens

Billions of people have jobs, but a good percentage of those people don't like them. Unfortunately, that's just the way it is for some people - stuck working for a company they don't even care about.

For years. For some, the rest of their lives (unless they can afford to retire or land a new job doing something they love).

Sounds pretty harsh doesn't it?

That's why starting your own business is so cool. You can do whatever you want - whatever your passion is. As long as there is a need for it, you can turn it into a business.

How To Run A Business: 5 Key Factors For Success

Stay Motivated
Motivation is the energy source for your business. Like a car running on gas - without it, you won't go anywhere. You may know how to make millions of dollars off an idea, but without the drive and vision necessary to succeed, you won't. Stay motivated and stay focused on your goal!

Work - Hard
You will always have to work hard to be successful. Whether you're investing in the stock market, or selling beanie-babies on Ebay, it will require some hard work in order for you to achieve your goals. You miss out on awesome opportunities to make money when you're lazy.

10 Summer Business Ideas For Kids & Teens

It's almost time for summer. Yep - the one time of the year where you don't have to worry about school! You know what that means?

Time to think about starting a business.

These ideas are pretty simple, but you can definitely earn a lot of $$$ doing them (at any age). Summer is the best time! No school = 6+ more hours of free time during the day.

Find an idea, start marketing, and start making money!

Review: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

If you're a teen, then you're likely dealing with some type of challenge causing you to feel overwhelmed and sensitive around your family/friends. With school, hours of homework, activities, jobs, ect, it can seem as though you have no control over your life. It can be hard to juggle responsibility and still make time for you.

You may feel that you're riding an emotional rollercoaster - one that causes you to get into fights with your parents and siblings, and maybe even lose focus on the really important things (family time, grades, ect).

You want to make the right choices, but it can be hard sometimes when you're under pressure or feeling overwhelmed with responsibility.

Growing up, I've loved listening to motivational audiobooks and reading books on making money, being a leader, ect. One of my favorites of all time has been Sean Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens.

How To Make and Sell Dog Treats

Thinking about starting a dog treat business? It's actually a good industry. People pay hundreds of dollars a year to buy little "extras" to give to their pets. Especially if they are training them.

So how exactly would you start a dog treat business?

First, consider your market. Are you marketing big dogs, little dogs, or medium-sized dogs? What will your treats be made from? Do you have a name for your treats? Have you reviewed important laws about making/selling dog treats?

A lot goes into starting a business - sometimes, a lot more than you thought. Follow the guidelines below to start making money!

List of Things For Kids To Sell

Looking to sell? Whether it's online or offline, you don't have to look hard to find items that you can sell and make a profit from.

Look around your bedroom. Do you have any "junk" you want to get rid of (toys, clothes, games, gadgets, ect)? If it's a few items, ask your parents about Ebay. If you have a ton of stuff, think about opening up a garage sale.

If you're looking to invest your money into a product that you can sell to people in your area, check out local stores that sell hot items at cheap prices. Walmart, for example, is a great place to go because you can buy items at *wholesale prices and below wholesale prices. This gives you the awesome opportunity to buy low, sell high, and ultimately earn a nice profit.

Simple Ideas, Insane Results - Amazing Teen Millionaires

Ashely Qualls - WhateverLife.com
Ashley was just 14 years old (2004) when she launched whateverlife.com as a personal portfolio of pictures and graphics.

She then started offering free Myspace layouts for teens, as well as tutorials for those who wanted to make their own designs.

Are Paid Surveys A Scam?

Thousands of websites are pressing kids and adults alike to make money taking surveys. With headlines like, Make $500 A Week Taking FREE Online Surveys! or You CAN get rich! Take Our FREE Surveys Today! it may seem a little tempting.

But are these campaigns legit? Can you really make money taking online surveys?

Companies love to hear your feedback. Surveys present an easy way for them to know more about you and find out whether or not you'd buy what they have to offer.

However, there are many companies exploiting this market and, instead, getting rich themselves.

Business Card Ideas For Kids

Business cards are awesome. They make you look professional (especially at a young age), you can leave them pretty much anywhere, and it presents an easy way for potential clients to contact you.

I have about 250 personalized business cards that cost me around $20 off of vistaprint.com Yet, they also have a deal where you can get the same amount for only $5 (non-premium version), which I think only accounts for shipping.

Business cards are cool because they are usually cheap and can be used in any business.