Mark Cuban, Richard Branson, and Elon Musk have something in common: They each started businesses before even becoming teenagers.
At age 11, Branson bred and sold parakeets to his classmates, before his mother opened the cages and freed all the birds. Cuban sold garbage bags to his neighbors, while Musk built and sold a space-themed video game called Blastar. Both were 12 years old. Maybe that early success is contagious: Kids are more interested in starting summer businesses these days than in years past, says Alok Jain, co-founder and CEO of San Francisco-based education startup Moonshot Junior.
Of course, your child’s business today could look dramatically different than the lemonade stands of our youths. Kids have access to--and fluency in--social media marketing, influencer platforms like YouTube and TikTok, and more. So, as summer approaches, we’ve compiled a three-part guide to kid entrepreneurship in the modern era. Check out our coverage (and go enjoy the sunshine):
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