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Teenagers Doing Business - The Time is Now There is no better time in life to start a business than as a teenager. A teenager is full of hope for the future. They want to prove that they can hold their own in a real world. Their minds are supple and strong, and they don't have the obligations that weigh adults down. Teenagers need the opportunity to try the real, to produce value for others, to fail, and to get up again and keep trying until they succeed. Most of what is called education puts a high grade on mediocre work and rolls right along, ignoring failure. In fact, failure is rarely treated as a starting point for learning; it's something to hide. So how is business-based learning different? Business-based learning sees the teenager as a producer of value and places him or her at the center of learning. Young people starting their own businesses find themselves needing real information that works for them right now. They quickly learn what works and what does not work. They learn from their failures; they learn most how to change what they do quickly until it works. They learn that a 97% job doesn't cut it. A customer wants 100%. They learn that what they do with their hands and with their minds is valued; they themselves have value. They learn self respect. And how to read - and understand what they read. How to write and write well - for real world readers, not for teachers. How to work the numbers, in order to increase their profit. How to design, how to craft, how to relate with people. But most of all, learning has meaning. It fits what is important now. A teenager, starting his or her own business as part of a high school education, is miles ahead, at age 20, than their counterparts who are still wandering the maze of "simulation" we call school. And the incredible advantage is that they don't have to support a family. They are just students after all, and learning. Get Started Now It takes very little investment for a child to start a business. The key is to do it; to make something and get out there and sell it. Or to set up a service, obtain clients, and produce value for them. What they need is guidance. They don't get that guidance from schools; there is little reality in school, just simulation. Parents should be their guide, but most parents are too busy. Parents, find a good program that leads your teenagers step-by-step to build their own business and watch them create their own value in this world. Help your child build his or her own business with Micro-Business for HighSchoolers, a nine month course that guides step-by-step in the creation of a real-world business, while learning a whole lot. This course could easily become a central part of your child's high school education. Check it out at http://www.YguideAcademy.com/MicroBusiness.html Copyright 2008 by YGuide Publishing. Freely use without changes, including links. http://www.yguide.org Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Daniel_Yordy
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