My Little Entreprenuer

Those of you who know me know I love my businesses and marketing most definitely. You also know I am passionate about Little Buddy. Like most parents, my goal is to raise him in a loving, Christian home, and to provide him a solid foundation for him to build his life upon when he grows up.

Yes, test scores, SAT/ACT exams, and college acceptances are very important to me. These serve as a reward for his education and the investment that he and I both make in it. But more importantly, I want for him to have the knowledge of HOW to study, HOW to learn, HOW to reason, HOW to be a decent person, HOW to be a good husband and father, and yes HOW to make something of himself and be able to provide well for his family.

When Little Buddy told me last week that he thought it was time to start his own business, I was blown away. I listened to his business idea, asked him questions, and gave a couple of suggestions. We discussed how to get his business started and how the operations of the business would work. Most importantly, we talked about the time required to manage a business and how it could not impact his school time.

He still was determined.

So, we discussed it with his father, who was just as supportive. We worked together as a family over the weekend to help Little Buddy bring his dream of a business to a reality. We agreed we would start small and then go from there.

I have to admit, I am a bit exhausted from all of the work in getting it started with him. Yes, he really helped a great deal. He has an eye for detail and was very specific in what he wanted. For an eight year old, he's got it together. I couldn't be more proud.

Or more tired.

Here is a link to his Etsy store.



Now, don't think an eight year old will be doing all of this by himself - he has a built in staff! My payment - another level of support in his foundation.