Click on the title above and you will find an article about a few students your age that have taken creating a job into their own hands. Wall Street Journal Student Edition outlines their stories. Read the article and choose at least one of the following to discuss. A. Do you know a high school student that has started their own business? If so, what was the business idea? To your knowledge have they been successful? B. Discuss whether or not you have found a job this summer or not? Has the slow economy impacted your desire and ability to find a job? C. Which story from the article did you find the most interesting? and Why? D. Do you know someone that started their own business? If so, what was it?
Due date for this article is September 2nd. Article number 2.
Due date for this article is September 2nd. Article number 2.
98 comments:
I thought about this before, i wanted to do a lawn service with my brothers but it didn't work out well. We would cut a couple peoples grass a week but with the change of weather it kind of depended on the weather, whether or not if you could cut grass or not.
I have been looking for a job all summer long. It is probably the hardest thing to get right now. Everyone wants a job but it's not that simple as to just putting in an application and getting the job. You have to fill out an application and turn it in then call over and over again until you finally convince them that you are worthy of an interview and them even still they may not hire you. It is a hard process and takes a lot of dedication and commitment. I had a job a few summers ago and quit because I didn't like my boss. I realized that was a huge mistake because I have not found a job since. The economy is really bad and jobs are being lost everyday so to go get hired is a thing of luck. I think the economy has made me want a job even more because my mom can't really afford to give me all the things I want. She really has no spare money so I would like a job, so I can buy my own things and so I can buy them when I want to. Having a job would give me a sense of freedom.
I was really impressed by this article. These teenagers have found a way to work around their own schedules, be their own boss, and do something they like while making more money than they could anywhere else. I was shocked when I read that Josh Bostick had made 15,000 in one year from his lawn care business. Not only are these teens raising a lot of money, but they are saving it for college and donating some of the profit. This article really made me think about what I could do besides working at the job I have now.
this article shocked me when i seen how much money these kids made, just by doing something like washing cars and just from doing this they can have their college paid for and everything,
i wanted to do the same thing but there isnt much for a teen in the workforce and odd jobs pay to little
This article actually amazed me just to know that something as simple as washing cars could make me that much money, it makes me really consider finding something that i'm very good at an turning it in to my job. its just amazing to still be able to see an know that young people in the world can still do somethings with each other an on their own.
I've looked most of the summer for a job. Due to the lack of a car or the license to drive one, I can't really go out of middletown to get to a job. I still have not been hired anywhere, which sucks. I do believe the economy has something to do with it, but also the fact that a lot of the people at M.U.M where getting jobs during the summer too. But yes I believe the economy has something to do with it.
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I tried to find a job all Summer, it's just so difficult with the economy because if you don't have your license then it's hard to get a job and it's expensive to pay for Insurance, Gas and Driving school. So I was basically stuck. I never really thought about staring my own business because I don't believe I have what it takes. If I did then I would open an Animal Shelter. I would really love to have a career in being a Security Guard or an Animal Investigator.
B. Yes , I did find me a job this summer and people say its hard but you have to stay motivated. Im not saying this because i already have a job but because I've applied for other stores & didn't receive a call back. But, I didn't let that stop me. I applied more & stayed calling letting the manager know i was interested and it paid off. Now , working hours are a different story ... smh
B: i found a job this year it was very tuff and a big struggle. All it took was time. Just try your hardest and you will be able to get your own money. I believe the struggle of the economy is the reason why it took so long. But now im making my own money its all going well :) TGOD
I found Josh Bostick's from Flower Mound, Texas interesting. Mostly because as a child my mother would let me wash her car every couple of weeks for 10 dollars. Three or Four Months Later, she found 135 dollars that i'd been saving. She then Told me that I'd be good at washing cars for money
I found Josh Bostick's from Flower Mound, Texas interesting. Mostly because as a child my mother would let me wash her car every couple of weeks for 10 dollars. Three or Four Months Later, she found 135 dollars that i'd been saving. She then Told me that I'd be good at washing cars for money
Yes, i have found a job for the summer. And I'm thankful that I got it because my aunt helped me get it and I'm a teenager. But the slow economy has not impacted my desire and ability to find a job because I have job and if i didn't i would still try my hardest to get one or find a way to make money.
A. I Have A friend named Robbie Barrett. When we were in the 7th grade he started making a candy business. He made candy at home around christmas. And he started making alot of money. Robbie and, I became entrepreneurs. It was fun...... I Hope that I can start my own business.... BUT I MIGHT BE GETTING A JIB AT FINISH LINE... LEGGOOO GOOOO!!!!!
I've been looking for a job all summer but nowhere wants to hire teenagers since jobs are scarce and they want people who are experienced, not inexperienced. But I think it's a really good idea to start your own business before college. Especially in this economy. It a good way to get started for your future.
These stories are interesting. It not that easy finding a job. It takes time & patience . These kids are young & if they can start their own business , anyone can. You just have to look in the right places, fill out apps , & keep calling to let them know you want & need the job.You got to get along with the people around you no matter how they act, you have to be the bigger person .
I have found a summer . it was very hard trying to find a job but finally at the end of the summer i got a job that i thought was nice :) . I filled out about 20 applications and its hard finding a job seeing that were in middletown and all its not that much of an option. i would cal everyday but nobody was hiring or they wouldnt call you back or nothing . so trying to find a job was a real tough thing to do before i got a job and now im looking for a new one.
This article really impressed me because teenagers create their own kind of summer job around their schedule. I have a summer job with working in my mom's daycare and even after school too, i would probably do this until I get a real steady job but for right now i'm good
these article really amazed me because i never thought making money could be that easy, ive never work in my life but after reading this i really want to try to do something that i i love doing and that will get me some money.. so that i can help my family :)
No it hasn't impacted me yet but it is hard because all the adults are getting jobs that kids should have.
i fill that if you hove a job than you will fill what will happand this show you how man and woman do thing now
Teens creating their own businesses is a great idea. It is hard getting a job and u have to be 18 to get hired at most jobs. I could see myself starting my own business but i don't know what kind of business.
When i read this article i was amazed by what these kids are doing. Making $15,000 dollars from washing cars is crazy. I've thought about trying to start businesses like this before but it never seems to work out,
If i had the chance to make my own business like these boys did i would because that means im my on boss , make my own money , and make my own schedule thats why im impressed that they did that.
Jobs are very hard to get right now at this moment.. The economy is very very bad and alot of people are losing jobs are trying to get new jobs trying to find some way to get there money.. But as a kid i used to cut grass.. making money 20 dollars i still till this day cut grass for people because i produces my own company by cutting grass as a child..
This article really did amaze me. So many people are struggling with finding a job and staying on there own two feet. To find out that Josh is 17 and having his own business is truly a blessing.
All teens have there on different thing they like to do to make money.If we don't have a job we baby-sit, mow the lawn, have back sales, throw parties, ect. Me personally if i wont to make money I will watch kids. If someones needs to do something for a couple of hours i will tell them i can watch there kids for ten dollars per child.
It is for sure hard to get a job right now. It's also no very easy to start your own business, but it can work. Instead of getting turned down by other business' it seems like if you work hard enough you can start your own and still make decent money over time. I think starting a business is a good idea if you know what you're doing and have the skills to run the business.
The Amount Of Money Some Of These Kids Make Is Ridiculous, All Summer I Went And Applied To Almost Every Place That Hires At 16 And Got Nothing. I Think the Has Something To Do With It.
what interest me about this article was,About 3.7% of high-school seniors are interested in becoming business owners or entrepreneurs, based on a survey of 1.9 million students by the National Research Center for College & University Admissions. Interest among younger high-school students
is higher, at 4.1% to 4.4%.
Getting a job is hard to do, i know i tried to find one,and lucky for me i babysit. those teenagers had a great idea to start there own business with the car washing. that would end up giving you alot of money at the end of a month.
Awesome that some kids can be getting lots of money by doing things as easy as a car wash.
this is good to start a job if you have the money to get it off the ground. but it makes it hard if you don't even have a job to get money. It all depends what your going into to start your own business and the area, different areas require different things.
i feel its cool that teens are taking control of their life by making their own jobs to help with whatever they want like one of them made his own car wash
A: I know one of my friends who started his own lawn care business. he has been pretty good with it, he makes alot of money and stays on track with it.
A: I have a buddy thats started gis own lawn service. he makes pretty good money with alot of customers. He has a wide base of customers spread across the city of middletown. He can mak any where from 10 to 200 dollars in a day. It all depends on how many yards he has in that day.
A: I have a buddy thats started gis own lawn service. he makes pretty good money with alot of customers. He has a wide base of customers spread across the city of middletown. He can mak any where from 10 to 200 dollars in a day. It all depends on how many yards he has in that day.
About 3.7% of high-school seniors are interested in becoming business owners or entrepreneurs.
yes , I found a job over the summer i work at wendy's & I wanna start my own business one day i jus don't know what that would be but found a job at the end of the summer and it's col just don't like the people there
yes , I found a job over the summer i work at wendy's & I wanna start my own business one day i jus don't know what that would be but found a job at the end of the summer and it's col just don't like the people there
question D i know somebody that started their own home improvement busines. he started off by just helping his family fix stuff and had people put the word around that he does home improvement for low prices. i think it was a great idea because his business is successful.
Did you know that About 3.7% of high-school seniors are interested in becoming business owners or entrepreneurs, based on a survey of 1.9 million students by the National Research Center for College & University Admissions. Interest among younger high-school students
is higher, at 4.1% to 4.4%.. It pretty amazing you know
i started my own little lawn service when i was like 12 and started out with 1 customer and started doing a good job and ended up with like 30 customers and i still cut a little bit now but i think it is something good to do to make some extra money and have something to do instead of sitting in the house.
i started my own little lawn service when i was like 12 and started out with 1 customer and started doing a good job and ended up with like 30 customers and i still cut a little bit now but i think it is something good to do to make some extra money and have something to do instead of sitting in the house.
My friend khalil sloan have his on lawn service, he makes pretty good money, he have had his own business for 6 years.He also have his own towing service,so don't miss a car payment cause he will come repo yo car.
My brother is planning on starting his own business helping little kids out when they need it . I think he will be successful at this to because he is really smart . He loves to help them and i plan on helping him out at any time if he needs it .
i dont think i could make my own job. i would just end up messing something up.
when i was little i had a lemonade stand & i didnt make much money, i never thought that anyone could make 15,000 dollars like Josh did. & they arent doing this just for there own fun, some are saving for college & donating it.
i would never of thought that washing cars as a summer job could help save a lot of money for college. .
I know my little cousins are 11 years old & 6 years old, they started selling rocks, that they have colored and made faces on... At first it was only too their little friends. But then the whole block started buying them and they made a whole bunch of new friends. Parents started buying them for their kid's birthdays and just for the fun of it... Its only like a summer thing, but they continued selling the 50 cent pet rocks all year round. They don't do it any more but they had a lot of fun with it. I might actually help them start it back up this coming christmas(:
A friend of mine started a lawn mowing service and was very successful with it. He had plenty of customers and a couple workers.
i was very impressed reading this that josh had made 15,000 by washing cars. i have my own little lawn and landscape thing that i do and i average 80 to 100 a month and im working on a tree job right now for 500... maybe one day i can get on josh's level.
If i could have my own store i would sell things that people want everyday. A place for people to come day and night. I would like to sell only the best product, so there will be no compition, when people are in the need of the product i sell they will come on in to me
Josh Bostick seemed to be pretty successful with his car washing business. It's great that teenagers are taking charge and making money on their own. I have not applied for any jobs this past summer but i plan on it soon. I made a little bit of money over the summer by mowing my neighbors yard. Teenagers need to start saving up money for college and other things they want.
A Way Out - Meadow Bob's story really interested me. She took the risk of using her $30 to buy the snow cone kit when she didn't even know it would be a success. I also think its great how she thought about the other children at school and about how snow cones are much more refreshing than lemonade. She ended up with a good amount of money after the two summers. She made something of herself, it wasn't huge but it helped people out and also helped her out.
Over the 3 months we had off for school I looked for a job the whole to make some money to put gas in my car and to buy me some things for me thats needed. I have applied over 13 places and called everyday to check on my applications. And still no calls this economy has became awful! looking for a job is by far the hardest thing to do right now. You have to put your all into it and even then you might not get the job but someone else that didn't try at all gets hired thats the most annoying part of it all for me.
yes the slow economy has slowed my chance to get job. This summer was crazy to get a job because it is really hard. Everyone was looking for a job because they needed the money to help out around the house.
yes the slow economy has slowed my chance to get job. This summer was crazy to get a job because it is really hard. Everyone was looking for a job because they needed the money to help out around the house.
I found a job this summer. I thought before i found my job that it was the impossible. Hiring young people is behind hiring laid off college graduates and others that may have a family, before a teenager. I got a job a year later than i had wanted to because of the low demand for teenage workers. Even today i can still tell that my job struggled hiring me. Some nights i may get sent home because im young, so i will be the first to go when labor is higher than sales.
About 3.7% of high-school seniors are interested in becoming business owners or entrepreneurs, based on a survey of 1.9 million students by the National Research Center for College & University Admissions. Interest among younger high-school students
is higher, at 4.1% to 4.4%. I like how they surveyed a ton of people and how they are really interested about becoming business owners and entreprenuers.
All summer I have been looking for jobs but never filled out any applications since I did not have a car but now I have a car and i'm in desperate need of money for gas money. So I have been filling out applications to whatever place is hiring but due to the fact that many people are in need of jobs i'm not having much luck with finding one.
All summer I have been looking at jobs but never applied since my car wasn't fixed so I really could not drive to work or anything. But now I have my car and in desperate need for gas money so I've been applying to almost any job that is hiring but still have not had any luck with finding a job.
I think it is harder these days for teenagers to get jobs because even adults are having trouble getting jobs these days so starting your own business is an awesome idea. It could be your future that your starting instead of working at some fast food place that you will eventually hate, make up something that you love to do and find a way to make money with it. It's the best thing to do. My father is a business owner and he is a complete success in what he does and he loves it. So, its a great idea and remember you are your own boss(: you make the rules.
I just recently got my first "official" job. I like the steady income but for the summer I helped my friends lawn service. Both are good but I loved how during the summer it was my own hours and I enjoyed being around my friend the entire time. It was good, but i think a lot more kids should be creative and start their own business for the summer. It can really help in the future.
Job is maybe hard to get right now for reason. I filled out for a lot of jobs and still haven't got hired which makes me mad. But at the same time you got to be patience. And i think teens creating their own ways to make money its a good idea to me..
his name is josh bostick he is 17 he wash a car for money or cash for college i thinking i don't thinking
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finding a job is hard. i dont care what it is as long as im working thats what matters. when i graduate im going to school to be a vet and im going to own my own bakery.
i think it's a really good idea for kids to start their own business. if kids start their own business it gives them experience to what it would be like to have their own. i would like to start my own business, but i have never tried to do something simple or just anything in my younger years, so i don't know what it would be like. but i would like to try to start my own someday. i don't know anyone who has started their own business, but i would like to meet someone who has, & ask them what it's like. i haven't found a job, but i have applied at like 2 different krogers. & i haven't got one reply from either one.
These day lots of teens are having trouble finding jobs over the summer and straight out of high school . now teenagers are creating there own jobs to make money like Josh Bostick created his own car wash to pay for him to go to college.
I think its cool that there are other teens out here creating their own jobs because it shows people today that teens are more creative and smart today. I also know someone that has their own lawnmower business and is making good money.
B. I got a job this year. I think I only got a job because my mom was the manager. But before that I had tried for like three months and got no response. Yes I think the slow economy has impacted it.
Yes, i have been lucky enough to find me a job that iv been with for one year now. I consider myself very lucky. Especially when they have kept me over adults who applied, when i can only work very few days a week now. Due to a harsh schedule consisting of school 5 days a week till 2:15 then wrestling here soon from 2:45 till 5:30. Im lucky to find a job when i did. I know some one who was fired in august and have put in over 15 applications at different places and have not been called once. The way this economy is going i do not plan on quitting that job anytime until collage.
I want to start a art service but I just don't have the time. And i only know a few artist. i think if you put your mind to it you can do it.
the story i found most interesting is joshs' because he is only 17 and made alot of money for doing a car wash, which i find amazing, he's really lucky that happened to him because alot of teenagers these days cant find jobs let alone make all that money .
*Its not just Lemonade stands*
I think that teenagers should create their own jobs AND businesses because some companies dont accept teens for work. They want someone who has JOB EXPERIENCE & GOOD WORK ETHIC. Personally i think that its descrimination against teenagers when some adults are really... dumb. I bet that a lot of teens can do some adult jobs better than the adults themselves can. And its hard for us to find after school hours that we dont have to be out until 10 or 11 at night. So yes, creating your own job is a very intelligent move if you ask me(:
Its cool that people at my age is making good money of their jobs they made. The job creating seems a good idea making my own money. But seems little too hard to me but still great idea ill keep in mind of this idea if all hope is lose for me.
B. I've been filling up job applications since this summer but it seems like I have no luck when it comes to getting a call back. I guess I'll just need to keep on trying and that one day i'll get lucky and finally get one.
I found a job last summer. I have been working there for a year and two weeks. I work in the food industry and I hate it but its money for now. The reason I got a job was to one have money and second get a car. The economy has now slowed me down at all and I hope it stays that way. The only thing that kills me is the price on gas. If that was about a dollar cheaper I would be great.
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Over the summer I did not have a job.
I was looking for one but with the slow economy it was very hard to find one.
I looked almost everywhere but I found nothing in the end.
i thought is was really interesting that Josh made 50% more throughout the year. And is predicting to increase it to 50,000. i think this is interesting because he just started out by just putting his name in the paper and watching the weather.
Some teen entrepreneurs are borrowing strategies from the pros. Josh Bostick started Josh’s Car Wash Service at age 14, driving around his Flower Mound, Texas, neighborhood in a golf cart toting $20 in sponges and soap he bought at Wal-Mart. I like how he started his own business, all teens have the potential to do as he did.
i think that it is good that kids my age are getting jobs. i think that there idea was i really good idea. it seems like that im not having in luck getting a good though, but maybe i will come up with my own business so that i dont have to worry about getting a job
i have found that finding a job is fearly easy if you go at the right time in the day like when a buissness opens in the morning i walked in and got the job.
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yes i know somebody in school that started there own business and that person is my friend he raps he started working to get money cause he wanted to make his own studio and he had the money to make his own studio he actually did what he wanted to do get his own studio now he raps make cd and sing or rap for people
B. this summer i tried getting a job, i applied for apps and never recieved anything back. The slow economy did impact my desire and ability to find a job because it's just so hard getting one know a days. i also gave up trying and thats deffently what i shouldn't do. i honestly need to stay motivated in trying to find a job. it's something i really need because i need the money to save up for very important things in life!
i think what these kids do on here is a really smart idea having a good work ethic is what colleges and future employers look for and it also shows them responsibility.
trying to get a job over the summer is like trying to find water in a desert . you never know if your going to get a interview & once you get the interview you dont know if your "qualified" for the job . i found a job at kings island , but thats gas money .
very impressed. the kids found a way to work on they're own and make it very legit, and successful.
I thought about this before, i wanted to do a lawn service with my brothers but it didn't work out well. We would cut a couple peoples grass a week but with the change of weather it kind of depended on the weather, whether or not if you could cut grass or not.
No, I don't know a high school student that has started their own business. I haven't found a job this summer. The economy has impacted on my ability to get a job because jobs were taken away in ohio.
i have created my own job before my sophomore year , i had about 3 different things i did , i fixed xbox 360's with the red ring of death by buying them for $40 , fixing them and then selling them for like $70-80 , it takes skill to be able to do it quick , but having a job at our age is a major importance
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