Micro-Business for HighSchoolers
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MICRO-BUSINESS FOR HIGHSCHOOLERS
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_21__ST__ CENTURY WARNING_
FEWER JOBS AHEAD FOR COLLEGE GRADS
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IS _YOUR_ TEEN AT RISK OF FUTURE DOWNSIZING?
NOW -- HELP THEM SECURE THEIR FINANCIAL FUTURE WITH A HOME-BASED
BUSINESS OF THEIR OWN
How concerned are you about today’s front page news that the
economy is sputtering and heaving like never before? Worried about
what’s ahead for your teens?
You probably should be ...
The “promise” of a college degree guaranteeing a well-paying job
became a myth long before the dawn of the 21st century. Today that
well-paying job is little more than an urban legend.
Manufacturing has been in decline since the end of World War 2.
Recently, one hundred thousand jobs were lost in the auto industry. To
date in the U.S. alone, 1.2 _million _jobs were lost during 2008. The
reasons are many and complex – governmental policies, cheap labor
abroad, poor management, and a host of other complex issues.
Just for the record, these _job losses include thousands of
white-collar jobs_ that people thought were secure.
So the luster of spending $80,000 to $200,000 for a piece of paper
(a degree) that says you’re qualified to enter the job force has
lost some of its shine. These kinds of college costs are staggering,
especially if there’s no promise of suitable employment with your
degree in hand.
BUT WAIT! THERE IS A BETTER WAY ...
A REAL-WORLD EDUCATION _PLUS_ FINANCIAL SECURITY
The 21st Century has already been pegged as the century of the
Return to Entrepreneurship.
You see, the United States began as a nation of entrepreneurs where
_everyone _was a small-business person.
It wasn’t until the second half of the 20th century that
conventional wisdom advised teens to go to college, graduate and go to
work for a good company. Going into business became viewed as very
risky if not downright foolhardy.
But the tables have turned!
Today it’s far more reasonable to go into business for yourself.
NOW IT’S RISKY TO WORK FOR A CORPORATION!
Your biggest risk, and your teens’, is working with or staying
with a large corporation, because your job may be permanently torn to
pieces in the next few years.
The old 20th century “norm” is rapidly slipping into the history
books, to be replaced by a nation of entrepreneurs who receive some
incredible advantages which I’ll discuss more in a moment.
So ... What if you could launch your teen in a business that could
pay their college tuition, and give them a new purpose – and the
means to financial freedom after fifteen years instead of a lifetime
(or never)?
You can help prepare your teen for life as it will be in the 21st
century, in a land of entrepreneurs. (Even if you do not own your own
business.)
_MICRO-BUSINESS FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS_ supplies you and your teen with
all the tools you need to establish them and help them flourish in
their own business. It’s a comprehensive step-by-step system for
young entrepreneurs, covering everything they need to know to choose
and launch their own legitimate income-generating business.
AN EDUCATION THAT CREATES GENUINE VALUE
Imagine how deflating it is for a student to spend hours and even
days of their lives creating papers and projects that soon end up in a
storage bin or the circular file.
Hardly motivational, wouldn’t you agree?
It’s no wonder that many students think that school is a bore.
Further, high-energy students are forced to sit at a desk all day
instead of using the energy of their peak years to create genuine
marketplace value.
The worth and value your teen creates as an entrepreneur reflects
back on him or her in the form of personal self-confidence. He or she
sees themselves in a new light – a more mature and adult-like way.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND COLLEGE PLANS
The lessons discovered from starting their own business allows them
to make a unique contribution to the classroom. Incidentally, this may
be why businesspeople are preferred as professors and lecturers for
college business classes.
You say you really wanted your student to attend college?
No problem!
Harvard University studies of teen entrepreneurs showed that through
entrepreneurial education, students’ interest in attending college
was _up _32% and their occupation aspirations were up 44%.
What’s more, their independent reading was higher, and they were
far more likely to take control of their own lives.
Why all these gains that parents genuinely like to see in these
teens’ lives?
It’s called ...
BUSINESS DEMANDS AND RESPONSIBILITY
When your teen has a business they will have to accomplish many
great things that they didn’t have to do before they were in
business.
Entrepreneurial teens have a purpose – a reason to accomplish
certain tasks. Your teen, in the course of running their business,
will ...
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DEVELOP PLANNING SKILLS
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Discover financial literacy and money management skills, beginning
with how to balance income and expenses.
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EXPAND THEIR SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK ETHIC – IT COMES
WITH OWNERSHIP.
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Develop talents they didn’t know they had.
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CULTIVATE A SENSE OF VISION AND DISCOVER HOW TO SET GOALS FOR THAT
VISION.
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Grow in the disciplines of time management
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DEVELOP SOCIAL SKILLS AND NETWORKING SKILLS AS THEY DEAL WITH
CUSTOMERS, CLIENTS, PROSPECTS, AND SUPPLIERS
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Build on their own creativity and critical thinking as they solve
business problems
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PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR FUTURE EDUCATION AND JOBS
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Exercise leadership skills
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HAVE A SOURCE OF INCOME WITHOUT HITTING YOU (OR OTHERS) UP FOR MONEY
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Develop a sense of pride
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DISCOVER FREEDOM OF TIME AND MOVEMENT
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Gain financial freedom way younger than their peers
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FIND WAYS THAT THEY CAN GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY
And there’s even more!
BECOME A MILLIONAIRE IN 15 YEARS
Given that your teen’s job (or your own) could permanently
disappear in a few years, wouldn’t you rather help them be – or
perhaps even become yourself – part of this new paradigm that’s
shaping 21st century America and indeed the entire world?
Now understand that companies aren’t making jobs disappear out of
malicious intent. They simply cannot continue the existence of
guaranteeing people an income all the way to the grave. You see, at
one time, large companies offered the most efficient way of doing
business. Transactions were labor intensive and incurred large
transaction costs, affording economies of scale for large vertical
type corporations.
Many things changed since then. Massive shifts in the way of doing
things.
For one, U.S. tax laws changed. Now you can accumulate millions of
dollars with ordinary cash flow from a home-based business in ways you
couldn’t in the past (_assuming _you know how to take advantage of
them). Entrepreneurs now enjoy the same benefits of tax-free or
tax-deferred savings as corporate employees do.
A self-employed retirement account like a SEP IRA or a one-person
401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan allows you to put away up to $41,000 per
year – pretax. With that, you could become a millionaire in fifteen
years of working for yourself as an entrepreneur.
But that’s only half the story ...
LIFESTYLES OF THE HOME-BASED ENTREPRENEUR
In the 21st century economy the quantity of compensation isn’t
enough for many people. You may be one of those who’s decided that
they don’t want _ONLY_ money ... _YOU WANT LIFESTYLE_.
If you’re never home to see your spouse or children it doesn’t
much matter how much money you have. You have toys but no time to play
with them ... money but poor health with which to enjoy it. You want
to do more than make a _living_ – you want to make a _life_.
Your teens are bent that direction even more than you are.
Especially in recent years teens are inclined to stay at home more and
live close to home when they move out.
No corporate job can compete with self-employment for making a
_life. _
As you might guess, when you or your teen are starting a business
you’ll put in long hours just like on a corporate job. But you can
control _which _hours those are.
More and more, people just want to be able to stay home ... skip the
snowy commute and bad traffic ... bypass the mandated hours of your
boss’ choosing ... and rediscover the value of being more in touch
with the people they love. When you and your teen find a way to
integrate work into your home, you can weave the two together.
When your teen can show your grandchildren what they do and what
they are economically dependent upon – and when those children can
meaningfully participate in it themselves – the tension between work
and family will begin to subside.
TECHNOLOGY COMPLETES A PERFECT FUSION IN FAVOR OF HOME-BASED
BUSINESS
Fused with tax law changes that level the playing field between
corporate employees and entrepreneurs and the lifestyle of more income
and flexibility, are the widespread availability and reasonable prices
of cutting-edge technology.
Gone are the days when you needed a huge mainframe computer to
conduct business. You can now operate with a fourteen-inch laptop that
travels everywhere with you, purchased for a miniscule fraction of the
giant mainframe of thirty years ago.
Today’s technology is geared toward a fast-moving, highly
adaptable business climate with one-on-one transactions. When you’re
an individual entrepreneur, there’s no bottleneck in the
decision-making chain impacting how quickly you can put new technology
to work.
In fact, many entrepreneurs own the best new technology, sitting
right in their home office.
You can literally run a million dollar enterprise with a computer,
copier, fax machine and phone. It’s easy to outsource the tasks you
don’t want to do, so you don’t even have to worry about employees.
It’s never been easier to go into business for yourself ...
wouldn’t you agree?
But, allow me to answer a commonly-asked question ...
ARE TEENS TOO YOUNG TO START A BUSINESS?
Are they too young? Despite what you may have heard ...
the answer is a resounding NO!
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IN FACT, IT’S THE PERFECT_ TIME FOR THEM TO START A BUSINESS.
Think about it this way. They’re living at home with you (no rent)
and they have no dependents. And they’re running the business from
home with no obligation to a landlord. What could be a better way to
minimize their risk?
Another benefit to you as their parent is that it helps them develop
independence. In a day of “boomerang kids” – adult kids moving
back in with mom and dad – you are giving them the tools to be able
to take of themselves during their adult life.
Plus, as I mentioned earlier, it’s a perfect educational tool
because its real-life applications and usefulness develop a sense of
purpose. When it counts for something, you can bet your teen will rise
to the challenge and develop the skills and abilities they need to
make a go of the business.
Their understanding of our free enterprise system will deepen, as
will their understanding of economics, math, government, and the
critical role of small business in society.
Many college admissions and scholarship committees value the
education an entrepreneur receives through his or her business. Even
future employers – if your teen later decides upon that – value
innovative and entrepreneurial employees.
CREATE YOUR FINANCIAL DESTINY AT A YOUNG AGE
What’s more, your teen can begin earning an income much earlier in
life and become eligible to donate to a Roth IRA, benefiting from the
tax advantages and their youth (time value in investments) to
accumulate more wealth at a younger age.
This can contribute to their lifestyle options (flexibility) later
when they have children and a spouse to spend time with and provide
for.
Who knows? Maybe the business your teen starts will become very
valuable and become the source of jobs for many others (think Dell,
Apple, Microsoft)? Or a saleable business that when sold nets them
hundreds of thousands, or even millions of dollars?
HOW TO MAKE YOUR TEEN A BUSINESS STAR
_MICRO-BUSINESS FOR HIGHSCHOOLERS__ _is the comprehensive and
definitive system for helping your teen start a business today.
Everything from deciding what type of business to choose, to
effectively marketing your business and keeping track of the money (so
you stay out of trouble) is covered. This system literally leads you
by the hand all the way through from A to Z.
Even if you as a parent don’t own a business ... if you can read
and think, and you’re convinced that your teen has a much better
shot at happiness at the intersection of money and lifestyle that
entrepreneurship provides, you will be able to help your high schooler
with this program.
Most of the units are based on independent discovery by your teen,
but any of them could be done jointly for an exciting and unifying
venture.
Just take a look at some of the things you’ll discover in
_MICRO-BUSINESS FOR HIGHSCHOOLERS_ ...
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YOUR MOST IMPORTANT BUSINESS ASSET AND HOW TO DEVELOP IT
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Secrets of how to talk with customers
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YOUR MARKETING STRATEGY – IF YOU DON’T HAVE CUSTOMERS, YOU
DON’T HAVE A BUSINESS. SECRETS TO FINDING YOUR CUSTOMERS AND KEEPING
THEM HAPPY.
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How to make a Squidoo lens
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TIPS FOR EFFECTIVELY WRITING FOR THE INTERNET – MISS THESE AND
YOUR ADVERTISING COPY WILL JUST SIT THERE AND LANGUISH
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Choosing the right mentor to help you either get started, or to take
your business to the next level
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AFFILIATE MARKETING – DISCOVER ITS BENEFITS AND PITFALLS
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How to develop your online and offline marketing lists
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WEBSITE DESIGN – YOUR HOW-TO GUIDE
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Essential record-keeping that keeps track of your money and keeps
you out of trouble
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FINDING F*R*E*E PUBLICITY – WHAT TO TELL AND (MORE IMPORTANTLY)
WHAT _never ever _TO TELL A NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE EDITOR WHEN SEEKING
PUBLICITY
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. This system is written so
that if you make the effort, make your plans, and follow the plan, you
couldn’t possibly fail.
And you know what else?
WRITTEN ESPECIALLY TO BE TEEN-FRIENDLY
_MICRO-BUSINESS FOR HIGHSCHOOLERS_ is written specifically for the
teenage market by an expert on educating and communicating with teens.
The course includes contests for some teen-friendly competition to
develop skills and become the best.
My name is Daniel Yordy and I’ve taught school and worked on
business projects with teens for thirty years.
Specifically, I spent 15 years teaching in the classrooms of public
schools, private schools and home schools. I’ve worked with and
taught teenagers a myriad of subjects, including construction, cabinet
making, house design, gardening, animal husbandry, writing and
literature, geography and history.
With a Masters Degree in Secondary Education – specializing in
course development and school leadership – I developed an
alternative model of education focusing on business and project-based
learning in a real-world setting.
It is my firm belief that students should learn by doing, by
providing value and service - in the real world. Learning that is
disconnected from what people value now and school busy-work that is
thrown into the trash as soon as it is done leave much to be desired.
Think about this ...
"Another word for value is 'profit.' It is a simple fact of life
that work that is of value profits. When teenagers produce work that
people value, a sentiment expressed by purchasing that work, then they
know that they themselves have value. They can do something that
people want and need.
As humans, we are hardwired to work, to produce value, with our
hands, with our minds, with all of our ability. But worthless and
pointless work strips the heart out of a person. Self-respect comes
from serving others. Writing a paper on what you did over your
vacation, a paper, thrown into the trashcan upon completion, serves no
one. And the child's self-respect, bit by bit, follows his or her
work into the same place.
Another word for serving others is 'profit.' What if we taught our
children to serve others, to make things that people value enough to
purchase? What if they saw people lining up to buy what they have
created in their learning? What if we designed academic learning
around the real and the practical?
What if our highschoolers were honored with an education that paid
for itself, because what they did inside their learning was of
significant value to others?"
My specialty is taking complex and confusing topics, such as
starting a business, simplifying them and then communicating them in a
clear and orderly way that teens can understand and implement.
I even have a teen of my own living in my home and starting her
business using this program.
But here’s the rest of the story ...
INTERNET MARKETING SAVVY AND MORE ...
I recognize what’s important today in both online and offline
marketing. My broad experience with small business start-ups and
already-operating businesses – along with extensive personal
research – makes this guide particularly relevant to today’s
business marketplace.
What’s more, I have substantial personal experience in home
construction, home design, and cabinet-making. Many of these projects
involved hiring teenagers to work with me.
I have led large construction projects involving many men. I created
the complete curriculum for the construction program at small private
college, which later became a degree program, and taught those courses
in a hands on way, doing real construction projects as part of the
learning.
From these experiences, I can address leadership, project
management, meeting deadlines, and dozens of other business issues
with the authoritative voice of personal expertise. And I do so in a
teen-friendly manner!
ONE SMALL CAVEAT ...
_MICRO-BUSINESS FOR HIGHSCHOOLERS_ is a pilot program specifically
written for high schoolers – although any adult even without
business experience could follow the instructions and feel comfortable
doing the projects to fulfill their own home business dreams.
Because it’s a pilot program – and because I’m passionate
about satisfying you, my customer, in every way possible – once you
order, I will provide you with my personal email address and encourage
you to offer your personal suggestions on how to make this course even
better.
This system is a 4-year course of which this is the first year,
designed to take your teen by the hand through the countless business
skills they will need to continuously improve as a budding
entrepreneur ... and help them in making the business decisions
they’ll need to make along the way.
And get this ...
IT INCLUDES REWARDS TEENS LOVE
_MICRO-BUSINESS FOR HIGHSCHOOLERS_ not only has the course
component, but offers teens secondary rewards for their success as
young entrepreneurs.
The first and greatest reward, of course, is the power to influence
their own financial and personal destiny by creating an income stream
for themselves.
Awesome teen-friendly contests offered for _MICRO-BUSINESS FOR
HIGHSCHOOLERS__ _students include these*:
BEST BUSINESS STORY. GRAND PRIZE OF THE YEAR. Awarded at the end of
the course, September 1,2009. Exact details on the format of your
teen's business story and deadlines will be specified with the course
materials.
The winner of the BEST BUSINESS STORY will receive a cash prize of
$500.*
In _addition_ to the $500 cash, the winner’s story will be
featured for the entire next year – which will drive purchases
through their web link, making the total potential dollar amount much
higher. _IT COULD BE WORTH UP TO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS._
Second and third prize winners will receive $200 in cash prizes plus
links to their site, and fourth and fifth place winners receive $100
each.
BEST WEBSITE. Also awarded September 1, 2009 for the 2008-09 year.
Specific details and deadlines will be included with course materials.
Winner of BEST WEBSITE will receive $200 plus links to their website
– also potentially worth many hundreds of dollars. Second place and
third place prizes are $100 cash, fourth and fifth place $50.*
BEST SQUIDOO PAGE. The winner will receive $100, plus will have
their page linked to and from many locations, driving traffic to them
... helping increase their affiliate sales of this course plus sales
for their primary business. Second place will receive $50 and third
will receive $40.
BEST SET OF INTERNET ARTICLES (minimum of 5) will receive $75 plus
links. Second and third place will receive $35 each.*
BEST BUSINESS PLAN will receive $75 plus links. Second and third
place will receive $35 each.*
AND EVEN MORE BONUSES ...
I want you to know that we will be continually improving this course
to bring your teen the very best in business start-up how-to’s. The
course, in its hard copy form, is over 600 pages jam packed with
information about this system that your teen can put to use right away
in getting their business up and producing a profit for them.
I’ll tell you more about how it will be delivered to you in a
moment. But first, allow me to tell you about the other bonuses your
teen will receive in addition to the main course.
When your teen receives their Month 7 materials, they will also
receive a Special Report _GUIDE TO YOUR COLLEAGUES’ QUESTIONS their
monthly projects, business plan, website, and questions they have
along the way.
Your regular price for the PASSPORT TO PROSPERITY CRITIQUING PROGRAM
is $215, but if you order within the first ten days you will receive
it for _just $165 – a savings of $50. _
That’s a tiny fee of only $16.50 per month for advice and help
that will improve your teen's business skills and opportunities for
success.
Teen Years - the Ideal Time to Start a Business
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ACT TODAY
_THIS IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE ..._
Make this the day that you commit to helping your teen develop their
confidence, their real life skills, and their financial security for
the reality of the 21st century marketplace.
Realize that they should be able to earn back every penny invested
plus a whole lot more. And, they will be entitled to enter any or all
of the contests.
_MICRO-BUSINESS FOR HIGHSCHOOLERS_© 2008 is a product of YGUIDE
PUBLISHING INC., all rights reserved.
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* Number and amount of prizes subject to sales of this business
system.
