Summer Business Camp Workbook, 10-Week Entrepreneur Activity for Ages 8-14 (PDF)

Ten weeks of summer spent running a real small business. Not a pretend
one. By the end there is money in a tin and a record of where it came
from. For ages 8 to 14.

THE TEN WEEKS
1. Pick something you could actually start this week
2. Ask five real people whether they would buy it
3. Make one, properly finished
4. Work out what it costs, including your own time
5. Set a price between your floor and your ceiling
6. Name it and make a sign
7. Work out where your customers already are
8. Make your first sale, to a real person, for real money
9. Keep going and keep count
10. Add it all up and decide what happens next

WHAT YOU GET
- 15 page PDF, instant download
- One week, one step, about an hour each
- Adult notes in every week, including when to stay out of it
- Sales tracker, cost sheets and a customer log
- A one page summary of the whole summer
- A certificate

WHY WEEK EIGHT IS THE POINT
Everything before it exists to make one real sale possible. Neighbours,
family friends, a table at the end of the drive. It has to involve
somebody handing over actual money, because that is the week children
remember for years.

Small is deliberate. Biscuits, dog walking, car washing, friendship
bracelets, weeding. An ambitious idea that never launches teaches nothing.

WEEKS CAN SLIP
Miss a fortnight in the middle of summer and pick it back up. Nothing
here expires and nothing is dated.

FOR PARENTS
You are the transport and the permission, not the salesperson. When
somebody asks a question, stay quiet long enough for your child to answer
it. Check what your municipality allows before setting up anywhere
public, and never let a child sell alone or give out an address.

THE DETAILS
- US Letter 8.5 x 11, prints clearly in black and white
- Works on a tablet with a stylus if you would rather not print
- A pencil and a tin for the money is the whole materials list
- Print the sales pages again if the business does well
- Print as many times as you like for children in your own household

This is a digital download. Nothing will be shipped to you.

Written and designed by a curriculum developer, not licensed from a
franchise. Live online classes also available at cometskills.com