A yard work business is perfect for any young people who are hard working and not afraid to get a little dirty. This title stresses the importance of advertising, attention to detail, and fair pricing to ensure that new businesspeople get repeat customers. The types of supplies that are needed and other tips for a successful yard care business are covered as well.

Many young people babysit, but with the information in this title at their fingertips, babysitting can be brought to a whole new level of money making potential. Tips on marketing oneself and highlighting extra credentials, such as CPR certifications or having taken a babysitting course, are covered. Scheduling, arriving at a job prepared, and safety are also highlighted.

With heightened awareness of our environment and the importance of recycling, the pump is primed for a young entrepreneur to make some serious cash while helping the planet. Each section focuses on a different aspect of running a recycling business from start to finish, including brainstorming your idea, making a business plan, and putting that plan into action. Tips and a checklist at the back make sure young people are set up for success.

All cars get dirty sometime. Why not be there to make some money when cleaning time comes around. Young business people will find out about the importance of making a plan, getting the word out, and hiring help. A car wash is one of the simplest businesses out there. Young people interested in running a car wash can set attainable goals and reap the rewards—money!

Many motivated youngsters are always trying to think up new ways to make some extra money. Running a bake sale can be a simple and lucrative business with the proper planning and organization. Young people learn all the steps to run a successful bake sale and get some useful tips and a handy checklist as well.

The leaves are falling. The snow is accumulating. The grass is growing. Weeds are overtaking the garden. Each of these things is an opportunity to make some cold, hard cash. Many people may be willing to pay someone to help them with tasks around their yard. Your enterprising readers will learn the importance of advertising their business, paying close attention to detail, and pricing their services in a fair yet competitive way. A list of supplies and business tips helps readers prepare for operating their own yard-work business.

Shopping at yard sales is one of America’s favorite weekend pastimes. Budding entrepreneurs with a willingness to work hard can capitalize on this trend and make some money. Real economic concepts, such as supply and demand, are covered while readers learn the ins and outs of planning, buying supplies, advertising, and other tools of any successful business.

Do you want to be your own employer? Do you think you could run your own business? Moreover, are you interested in building a business you can then sell for more than what you paid into it? If so, you should consider starting a lawn care business. A lawn care business offers you an opportunity to become financially successful through self-employment. In fact, there are many advantages to becoming involved in this type of business. They range from independence to low cash input to easy entry. Below are some of the covered topics: Anticipating Trouble for Your Lawn Care Business As Strong as Your Weakest Link Becoming Profitable in Your Lawn Care Business Coming Up With the Perfect Name for Your Lawn Care Business Competing for Lawn Care Customers Doing What You Love for a Living Employees Are the Backbone of Your Lawn Care Business Free is Good in the Lawn Care Business Funding Your New Lawn Care Business Getting the Word Out About Your New Lawn Care Business It’s Not About the Lawn. It’s About the Customer Keeping Your Lawn Care Business Going Year Round Knock Your Lawn Care Customers Socks Off with Customer Service Knowing the Ropes Learning the Tricks of Marketing for Your Lawn Care Business One Step Ahead of Success Starting a Lawn Care Business Doesn't Have to Cost Anything Starting a Lawn Care Business for All the Right Reasons The Joys and Pitfalls of Working for Yourself The Steps of Starting a Lawn Care Business The Tools of the Trade Up Selling to Your Lawn Care Customers And so much more... Get going right now!

As a child, Henry Wojecoski develops an insatiable appetite for money while working with his plumber father in a working class town near the wealthy village of Southampton, New York. After glimpsing the good life, the street-smart Henry decides that one day good fortune will be his too. Fate and a lofty dream soon lead Henry to nurture a healthy addiction to money. Henry has always been taught to count his blessings, but he knows he will never follow in his fathers footsteps. At fourteen, he starts his own company with five employees, but three years later, Wojo Services is broke. Not deterred by failure, Henry shuns college, joins the marines, and fights in Vietnam. When he finally returns homealive but emotionally shatteredHenry becomes the office boy at an accounting firm. Little does he know that he has just taken the first step down a path into the arcane worlds of high finance and politics. As Henrys life epitomizes the excesses and financially crazed period at the turn of the twenty-first century, he soon discovers that the instruments he has developed to create his own personal wealth have also helped to create the greatest recession ever known to man.

Do you have what it takes to run your own business? Learn about the facts and figures that will lead you to be a successful entrepreneur. Common Core Connections: