Thursday, January 31, 2008

Have you ever dreamed of starting your own business??

The article i read was called "You Are Not The Boss Of Me" it was about three young people who
started there own business and each one is quite different from one another.
Jasmine Lawrence is 16 years old and she is from New Jersey. At one point
in her life Jasmine started to lose her hair from many different chemicals she put in her hair.
She started to make her own hair products using natural ingredients, and at the age of 13 she got involved with National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship NFTE. She formed her own business now known as EDEN bodyworks to sell her products. Jasmine sells her products online and at retail outlets across the country including Wal-Mart.Phoenix Bess is 14 and
she lives in Virginia. She loves to knit and finding patterns she likes though is a challenging so she creates her own designs. Phoenix who was home schooled was about to learn how to succeed in business.
She wrote a business plan and figured out what items might sell best. One of her products was featured in the 2007 issue of Knitscene magazine. She is also working on a book of patterns with random house and plans to be published this year. Kamarin Lee, 17, of New York is a web designer and spends many hours online updating web pages and creating. He found a way he can get paid for it . He makes different web pages for individuals and corporations. Kamarin started in business at the age of 14 after going through the NFTE program. Most of the stuff he knows he taught himself. He charges people $25 per hour or by the web page, depending on the job. In the fall he began his first year at Brandeis University where he is studying computer programming. The beauty of his business is that he can take it with him. All he needs is a computer.

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