@kimbeasley @teenbizcoach As a teen or adult “Living your dream is about moving in sync with your own reality” so that means choosing a business that is good for you…not necessarily what you are good at. Follow the thing that fulfills you and fascinates you because that is what will take you where you want to go. I can be found at at http://www.renegadeceos.com or on Twitter @teenbizcoach. I also offer my own branded curriculum at http://www.teenceoblueprint.com Thanks so much for this TwitInterview. I had a great time!
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Shonika Proctor
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Shonika Proctor
@kimbeasley @teenbizcoach They have low barriers to entry meaning you can do them with little to no money and start them using your brain power and your local community. If you don’t have a computer you can go to the public library and use theirs for free. The things your parents probably think you waste time on are things that business people probably struggle with i.e. setting up a facebook fan page or blogging. The important thing to remember is that the most valuable assets you have are your time and your mind. Both of those things have value and if you share them with other people in an effort to save them time and money, then you need to get paid for that. Every day a business person is without your service or product is another day that he or she is losing potential business. The sooner you can get the businesset up with your product/service the sooner you both can start making money as a result.
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Shonika Proctor
@kimbeasley @teenbizcoach 1. Training/Workshops, Teaching someone how to do something i.e. set up a podcast, set up a facebook page (in person or web based) 2. Design: Web/graphics/blogs 3. Writing: Writing articles for someone’s blog and/or writing useful articles for local newspapers 4. Music: Creating beats and short music clips for use on podcast intro, video intros etc. 5. Film/Video: Helping small businesses and companies create and edit short promotional videos
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Shonika Proctor
@kimbeasley @teenbizcoach While going to into a business partnership with your teen is good in theory, it is a really fine line and can get really difficult to separate personal relationship and business. I would highly recommend you let your teen create his or her own business from thinking of the idea to launching it and you create (or continue to operate your own business). If you want to do things together you can go to networking events, business workshops and even business lunches to share ideas, success stories and challenges in your respective businesses.
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Shonika Proctor
@kimbeasley @teenbizcoach What parents and adults in general need to remember about how to best support their teens is my signature phrase: “Teens don’t want to be helped, they want to be empowered.” They want the same access to information and opportunities as adults and they don’t want it in G Rated format. Be a good listener first and foremost. Let them explore and find their own way. Clip articles, pick up entrepreneurial books and business magazines for them. Leave them on their desks or beds. But don’t tell them they have to read it and furthermore don’t give them a ‘moral’. Let them take in the information on their own time in their own space and take their own lesson from it. Entrepreneurship is a very personal and independent thing. And ironically, the more freedom and independence you give them the more they will value your support.
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Shonika Proctor
@kimbeasley @teenbizcoach WHOA! That is a loaded multi-dimensional question. In terms of actual businesses my teens are doing, it ranges from service based to manufacturing. I have a teen who develops Bilingual Technology Training Curriculum for the Hispanic Community, a teen who designs silicone nitrate ceramic bearings for skateboards and manufactures them overseas, a teen who teaches ADD/ADHD & Autistic children through Natural Horsemanship, a teen who designs websites for small towns and a teen who is an advocate for foster care system and does consulting work. These are just a few. I have teens in all kinds of niche businesses. From the branding perspective, 3 of my teens this month alone finished writing books around their business brands which they will publish over the next 4-6 weeks and one of them is designing her own curriculum and certification program to license. The business really depends on the personality of the teens and more importantly how much ‘freedom’ is given to them to explore and discover their passion and personal gifts and talents.
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Shonika Proctor
@kimbeasley @teenbizcoach If your teen is in high school ask about entrepreneurship classes. Many schools are starting to offer them now. Alternatively you can go to SBA (Small Business Administration) and SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives). These places provide free counseling. Once your teen has determined this is something that she or he might be interested in, you can decide whether you want to invest in curriculum, a coach or an entrepreneurship camp so that he or she can gain more personalized experience and further develop his or her business ideas.
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Shonika Proctor
@kimbeasley @teenbizcoach You just never know if an entrepreneur is hanging out in the back bedroom of your house! Some of the teens I work with are very shy and others are extremely outgoing. Some excel in school and others think it is a dreadful thing. I can’t say that all the youth I work with initially had ‘a mind for business’ when they started but they all had the desire to want to improve their current life situation. They are determined and they also like to give/serve. A business is successful when it acquires customers. You acquire paying customers when you learn how to give/serve and provide something of value or solve a problem.
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Shonika Proctor
@kimbeasley @teenbizcoach, I have mentored and coached young entrepreneurs since the summer of 2005. The most rewarding aspect of my work is that in trying to make a difference in the lives of young people, they made a difference in mine instead! They challenge me as much as I challenge them so that keeps me accountable. As a result where we once thought was the ending we now see as only the beginning.
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Shonika Proctor
@kimbeasley @teenbizcoach I manifest the raw talent of emerging young entrepreneurs ages 13-19 years old. My company provides a full line of services including coaching, publishing, speaking and marketing support. My program is unique in that teens have a leading role and adults a secondary role. Teens inspire, design, develop and can teach our custom curriculum.