Think for the Future

One thing i find useful is to think about what you want to do in the future. For instance, if your a big time fashion person, maybe you want your own clothing line. If you already figured that out, it starts to become natural to look up fashion/ clothing line information. It's good to think about what you want to do because after you do, you start to become quite inquisitive about it(more so than usual).

Ideas For Young Entrepreneurs

Everybody should start small. Don't get me wrong you still should still dream big, but if its your first venture try something small and move up after you get a better understanding. Here are some businesses you can start up at a young age:

-Yard cleaning
- music(making cd's or putting mp3's on ipods)
-babysitting
- the classic lemonade stand(hey its a start)
- if you have the talent producing music instrumentals
- photography

There's a few.The list can almost go on forever, it's just up to your imagination.

Good Luck to you on your ventures!

15 year old teenage entrepenuer

Teenage entrepreneurs aren’t a new phenomenon in the valley - 17 year old Kristopher Tate founded Zooomr back in 2006, and Jessica Mah could call herself a serial entrepreneur by age 17. But it’s still pretty rare to see a startup founder get dropped off for work by his mother. At our August Capital event last week, I met 15 year old Daniel Brusilovsky for the first time. While I had come across a few videos on the web detailing this young man’s enthusiasm and eagerness to succeed in the tech space, I was still taken aback by just how bright the kid is. He seems to know everyone, and a quick glance at his Twitter account shows he gets around too, with recent visits to Twitter, Apple, and the TechCrunch ranch - all without a drivers’ license. Today Daniel is launching his first startup. The site is Teens In Tech, a community for teenagers interested in producing and sharing new media content in a safe environment. The site launches today in a very limited private alpha, with plans to expand to a public beta by the end of the year. Brusilovsky says that while there are a number of sites that allow teens to post their content, they don’t make it easy for users to get started. To try to remedy this, Teens In Tech has a simple 3-step signup process, after which users will be given their own subdomain, WordPress blog, and 100MB of storage (the last figure can be easily changed depending on user needs). Users are also given access to a Teens in Tech forum, where they can go to ask questions about new media, or anything else they may have on their mind. From a technical standpoint Teens In Tech will be fighting an uphill battle. The site is using Dreamhost, a cheap service that most companies wouldn’t go near with a ten foot stick, as its storage provider. And to be perfectly honest, it doesn’t seem like there’s much new code behind Teens in Tech - the backend is a mostly standard Wordpress multi-user install, similar to what runs on the commercial Wordpress.com site. Brusilovsky says that his team has made some adjustments and that the front page will display dynamic member updates, but for the most part, it seems like a few experienced developers could replicate the site in a week or less. That said, Teens In Tech may appeal to a niche community of tweens and teens who aren’t satisfied by the plethora of other blogging services already available. Brusilovsky has amassed an impressive list of supporters, with a board of advisers that includes Robert Scoble and Loic Le Meur. And the site is still relatively early in development - given enough resources, I wouldn’t be surprised if Daniel manages to pull this thing off.

Networking for Teen's

Although networking is more or less associated with the adult business world teens can use networking also. For instance, if you make cd's(or put music on ipods) you can make this a successful business with potentially little work.
All you need is at least 1 person who can vouch for your credibility and ability. Get this person to tell everyone about yourself. I can guarantee after 1 or 2 good jobs your name will start to come up in many a situation. This method can almost instantly create a customer base.
There's also the fact thta you prbably know a lot of adults. You can use them to your advantage. I mean who would really turn down a teen trying to do something to make their life better? Not many i tell you. Ask adults(parents,family,neighbors,etc.) to help get your business out.Imagine this: you tell 5 adults,and they tell 5 more,they tell 3 more,etc.You just managed to get your business out to a lot more people than you would if you just told evrybody and expected them to keep it to themsleves.
Then there's the ultimate form of networking for teens. Simply become riends with everybody.More importantly the people in your school who are "likely to succeed". Think about it.In 5 years they may be superstars who can help you get your business out.Remember just because they can't help you noe dosen't mean they cant help.

Welcome to The Teen's Guide To Entrepreneurship

Welcome to this new site which is based completely to teens and their ventures into he wonderful world of entrepreneurship. I will be adding useful articles which i either write myself or discover. Things to be included in the site are:
-Networking(now and in the future)
-useful books
-making the most of ideas
-research your business

So there's a lot of info that's going to be here.The goal is to make this a 1 stop site for your teen entrepreneur.(essentially a "bible" for the teen entrepreneur)