Oct 10, 2017
Kids, Business, Entrepreneurship, Parenting, Success
Summary
How important is it for children to have an entrepreneurial mindset? We’ll look at that in our Thought of the Day. And in our interview segment, noted entrepreneur, television host, and author, JJ Ramberg shows us that the business principles important to a 5th grader’s business can benefit them for the remainder of their lives. That and more on today’s show.
Bob's Thought of the Day
We’ll explore:
- The value of understanding business principles, whether you are an entrepreneur or an intrapreneur (working within another person’s business).
- Why childhood is an ideal time to learn entrepreneurial principles.
- The
value of experiencing both the rewards and the consequences of
their actions and decisions … even for something like a lemonade
stand.
Interview with JJ Ramberg
You’ll discover:
- Why teaching financial literacy to kids is so important.
- The importance of understanding the value of a product or service.
- Why JJ and her co-authors used a story format to teach the principles in their book.
- How JJ used lessons learned from her business experience within the story.
- Several powerful business lessons that can help create the environment for a lifetime of success.
- What JJ hopes kids will take away from the book.
- How the book is a microcosm of adult businesses.
- How the Gumdrop plugin can save you money and help causes you care about.
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- On this episode, @JJRamberg shares how her new book teaches #business principles to kids.
- How can #parents teach kids to think like entrepreneurs? @JJRamberg shows you how in her new book. #business
- A lesson @JJRamberg teaches in her new biz book for kids: If you make a #promise, you have to keep that promise. This was too long
- A lesson from @JJRamberg’s new biz book for kids: If U make a #promise, U have to keep that promise
Interview Links
The
Startup Club by JJ
Ramberg, Melanie Staggs, and S. Taylor
“Your Business with JJ Ramberg” on MSNBC
Resources