I know many people have different takes on the whole "entrepreneurship" thing, but my personal favorite also happens to be my first experience with the word. Rewind to the summer I turned seven and you would've seen a fabulous lemonade stand on a neighborhood corner. I had seen a movie that had a girl selling lemonade in it, so I took the initiative to round up some neighbor kids and all of the instant lemonade I could possibly find. I organized who would do what, who would hand out the cups, and who would get more quarters for change, all the while making a huge neon sign straight out of an 80's movie. Thinking back, even though we probably only made fifteen dollars the whole day, it was a great experience. Since then, I've been comfortable in leadership and organizational roles, which has helped me immensely not only in group projects, but also in my personal life and creative ideas.
I enrolled in this course for two reasons. The first reason is because it's a part of my minor and I'd heard great things about it from friends who had previously enrolled, but the second reason was more about curiosity and challenging myself. I've recently made friends who have side construction businesses or Etsy shops where they sell their hobby products, and they're not even 25. I had always thought being an entrepreneur was something for fancy executives in big cities, but I'd like to hopefully see ways to apply the mindset into my everyday life. I'm excited for this class and to see all that it brings!
Thinking back now, this would've been a much better marketing tactic than some cardboard sign. And what seven year old wouldn't want to be inside of a giant lemon for a day? I know I would've been pumped.
The first thing I noticed about your post was the bright gigantic lemon and that was definitely a eye catcher. It sure would have been great to be in it as a child. I love your story and how it took place at such a young age. I remember wanting to start a lemonade stand myself as a kid and never really went through with it, just left the idea to be stacked on the shelf with a lot of my childhood business ideas, like wanting to design dresses with my sad little stick figure drawings for soon to be brides. The way your little business plan was laid out and how responsibility was shared among your friends and family that wanted to help made it seem like you definitely knew what you were doing and were meant for the business world. Although you may not have made hundreds a day, as a child I remember thinking fifteen dollars was like a hundred bucks so girl you did just fine. And I'm eager to see whatever business ideas you may come up with next! Great story.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that the lemonade stand in the picture would have been a clever and creating marketing tactic. I have always seen lemonade stand in movies when I was younger and I thought they were very cool but I never had the initiative to set one up. It is really incredible to see that you had the initiative at such a young age and that it was very successful. Your story was captivating and well-written!
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