Lemonade Day Has Engaged More than 1 Million Youth in the Micro Business Development Process -- with Millions More to Come!
By Steven Gordon, National President, Lemonade Day
(L) Steven Gordon, President Lemonade Day National (R) Joe Daly, Partner Gallup and Lemonade Day National Board Member
Looking back on Lemonade Day’s first 10 years of operation, I am proud to report that more than 1 million kids have had the positive experience of learning how to launch their own lemonade business and hosting a lemonade stand in their community. What this means is that Lemonade Day has engaged more than 1 million youth in the micro businesses development process since our program began in 2007. What does this signal for the future? For starters, our Lemonade Day national staff, members of our board of directors, and City Directors are supporting the development of millions more micro businesses over the next 10 years.
We are beyond thrilled with this opportunity to inspire kids of kindergarten through fifth grade age to get involved with Lemonade Day. Kids who participate in our program learn business and character-building lessons that will serve them for life. The ripple effect of inciting entrepreneurship at an early age on individuals, their family members, their community and the economy is huge.
Micro businesses play a tremendous role in stoking America’s economy. Here is an excerpt from the Small Business Bank Web site that you may find as interesting as I did:
“Micro Business and Small Business: is there a difference? While the two may seem similar, it’s worth distinguishing them from each other. Both types of businesses, Micro Businesses in particular are forever redefining the American workforce and the economy as a whole…More and more people of every age, particularly women and minorities, are starting their own Micro Businesses because of the upward mobility and flexibility that they provide. You can do things on your terms, according to your skills and your passions. As such, Micro Businesses are becoming too important to ignore. Representing a staggering 92% of all U.S. businesses, Micro Businesses are changing the dynamics of income, wealth creation and quality of life in America like no other business factor. They’ve had a profound impact on American job growth, contributing to the creation of over 26 million jobs, the most of any industry. As a result, they’ve also contributed to the creation of 1.9 million indirect jobs and 13.4 million induced jobs. In fact, if each Micro Business owner in America hired just one person, we would reach full employment in America.”
Source:
https://www.smallbusinessbank.com/about/micro-vs-small-business/
I invite you to join our Lemonade Day “micro business development movement” in any way that suits you. We are seeking sponsors, mentors, volunteers, strategic partners, in-kind product and service providers, host cities, and champions of all ages and in all stages of life who believe in empowerment through entrepreneurship.
On Feb. 16, Lemonade Day will co-host a briefing with Gallup on the topic “Business Startup Challenges and Youth Entrepreneurship Opportunities” starting at 8:30 a.m. at Gallup Headquarters in Washington, D.C. If you and/or others you know are in the D.C. area on that day, please join us for insights from Jim Clifton, Gallup’s chairman and chief executive officer, and Joe Daly, Gallup partner and a member of the Lemonade Day Board of Directors. Other speakers and panelists, including successful Lemonade Day business owners from past years, will be announced soon.
For more information on our event on Feb. 16, please follow this link:
https://lemonadeday.box.com/s/i4mz6912qvlfzsteqjvmjrpd5vjqc1ft
About Lemonade Day
Founded in Houston in 2007 by Michael and Lisa Holthouse, Lemonade Day is a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching every child across North America the business and financial skills that are the key ingredients of entrepreneurship. By learning these skills early in life, children will be better prepared to be successful, financially healthy adults. Through our fun, hands-on program Kids K-5 are empowered to start their very own business—a lemonade stand—and experience the feeling of earning real money, using 100% of their profit to spend, save and share based on their own goals.
Lemonade Day is hosted in 62 cities throughout the United States. Over the past 10 years, we have served more than 1 million kids in our kid entrepreneur programs.
Visit LemonadeDay.org to learn how to participate in Lemonade Day in your city.
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By Steven Gordon, National President, Lemonade Day
(L) Steven Gordon, President Lemonade Day National (R) Joe Daly, Partner Gallup and Lemonade Day National Board Member
Looking back on Lemonade Day’s first 10 years of operation, I am proud to report that more than 1 million kids have had the positive experience of learning how to launch their own lemonade business and hosting a lemonade stand in their community. What this means is that Lemonade Day has engaged more than 1 million youth in the micro businesses development process since our program began in 2007. What does this signal for the future? For starters, our Lemonade Day national staff, members of our board of directors, and City Directors are supporting the development of millions more micro businesses over the next 10 years.
We are beyond thrilled with this opportunity to inspire kids of kindergarten through fifth grade age to get involved with Lemonade Day. Kids who participate in our program learn business and character-building lessons that will serve them for life. The ripple effect of inciting entrepreneurship at an early age on individuals, their family members, their community and the economy is huge.
Micro businesses play a tremendous role in stoking America’s economy. Here is an excerpt from the Small Business Bank Web site that you may find as interesting as I did:
“Micro Business and Small Business: is there a difference? While the two may seem similar, it’s worth distinguishing them from each other. Both types of businesses, Micro Businesses in particular are forever redefining the American workforce and the economy as a whole…More and more people of every age, particularly women and minorities, are starting their own Micro Businesses because of the upward mobility and flexibility that they provide. You can do things on your terms, according to your skills and your passions. As such, Micro Businesses are becoming too important to ignore. Representing a staggering 92% of all U.S. businesses, Micro Businesses are changing the dynamics of income, wealth creation and quality of life in America like no other business factor. They’ve had a profound impact on American job growth, contributing to the creation of over 26 million jobs, the most of any industry. As a result, they’ve also contributed to the creation of 1.9 million indirect jobs and 13.4 million induced jobs. In fact, if each Micro Business owner in America hired just one person, we would reach full employment in America.”
Source:
https://www.smallbusinessbank.com/about/micro-vs-small-business/
I invite you to join our Lemonade Day “micro business development movement” in any way that suits you. We are seeking sponsors, mentors, volunteers, strategic partners, in-kind product and service providers, host cities, and champions of all ages and in all stages of life who believe in empowerment through entrepreneurship.
On Feb. 16, Lemonade Day will co-host a briefing with Gallup on the topic “Business Startup Challenges and Youth Entrepreneurship Opportunities” starting at 8:30 a.m. at Gallup Headquarters in Washington, D.C. If you and/or others you know are in the D.C. area on that day, please join us for insights from Jim Clifton, Gallup’s chairman and chief executive officer, and Joe Daly, Gallup partner and a member of the Lemonade Day Board of Directors. Other speakers and panelists, including successful Lemonade Day business owners from past years, will be announced soon.
For more information on our event on Feb. 16, please follow this link:
https://lemonadeday.box.com/s/
About Lemonade Day
Founded in Houston in 2007 by Michael and Lisa Holthouse, Lemonade Day is a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching every child across North America the business and financial skills that are the key ingredients of entrepreneurship. By learning these skills early in life, children will be better prepared to be successful, financially healthy adults. Through our fun, hands-on program Kids K-5 are empowered to start their very own business—a lemonade stand—and experience the feeling of earning real money, using 100% of their profit to spend, save and share based on their own goals.
Lemonade Day is hosted in 62 cities throughout the United States. Over the past 10 years, we have served more than 1 million kids in our kid entrepreneur programs.
Visit LemonadeDay.org to learn how to participate in Lemonade Day in your city.
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