Announcing the Second Session of

Camp Enterprise

August 7 – 11, 8:30 - 3:30


\ ent-er-priz\ n :

1. readiness for daring action : INITIATIVE
2. a business organization

· Become a young entrepreneur for a week
· Start a business doing what you LOVE
· Then learn how to turn that money into more money!

Activities include:

· Local Entrepreneurs sharing their secrets of success.
· Field Trips to Austin homegrown businesses on the Dillo
· Creating and developing your first business that you can start right away.

· When: August 7 - 11
· Who: Ages 8 - 15
· Times: 8:30 to 3:30
· Where: Parkside School, 1701 Toomey Road
· Tuition: $220

Snack provided. Please bring a lunch.

Campers will be developing a business idea delivering a good or service, creating a marketing plan, analyzing expenses and potential profit, determining how to invest the profits. All this, couched in an environment of play and exploration.

Participants will realize a new understanding of how money works in their lives and develop their own sense of self-worth.

Camp Enterprise is a program of The Money Academy

Gayle Skiera, Director

Ellen Hickman, Instructor
Phone: 443-8851 Email: gayle@themoneyacademy.net
Register online at www.themoneyacademy.net

Soup Anyone?

David Ansell, the famous "SoupPeddler", spent a morning with us. He told the story of his business beginnings, and all the ways he has grown his company. We got to see the bicycle that started it all, and heard funny stories from David about his unique business. Then we enjoyed some of his great vegetarian chili.

Let's Get Down to Business!

Enterprise Plants business owners working on product preparation.




There are always innovative new ways to do things, and sharing those ideas makes the business better.




The marketing team made some interesting signs that really let people know what we were up to. The signs got potential customers interested in our business and told them our mission statement.



On Tuesday, we jumped on the Dillo and went downtown to Wahoo's Fish Taco restaurant to learn from Gary and Jourdan.



They shared the story of how they got started with their franchise and their plans for the future of their business.

We had a fabulous lunch at Wahoo's, then got back to "business" getting ready to start selling plants the next day.





The market research team located plants at a reduced price to purchase for our business, and sent the Camp Director shopping. The product development team was busy designing our product packaging and recipe cards.

Enterprise Plants, Production

Here you are producing your product.

You all worked hard, and sometimes with stinky substances, and made alot of containers of herbs to sell. The product planning (determining how many plants and which ones) was done well, because we had just the right combination and just the right amount.

Please post your comments and memories.

Camp Enterprise a Huge Success!

During one week in June, 16 incredible kids came together and created a business. Selling potted herbs with culinary suggestions, in brightly decorated containers, the business sold $376 of product. The net profit for the week was $256.

Enterprise Plants...Fanatical Botanicals

Congratulations go out to these guys. They created an outstanding business in just one week.

They are now equipped with the tools and understanding to take their personal interests in enterprise and turn them into reality. And they have built alliances that will serve them in fulfilling on their business dreams.