How to Be a Teenage Millionaire : Start Your Own Business, Make Your Own Money and Run Your Own Life

by Beroff, Art; Adams, T. R.

• ISBN13: 9781891984174
• ISBN10: 1891984179
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: Entrepreneur Press

Summary

Anna and Sarah Levinson were just 14 and 18 when they brewed their first batch of homemade nail polish and began peddling it into local boutiques. Today, their ripe brand of cosmetics is carried by retailers from Nordstrom to Urban Outfitters. John Magennis was only 14 when he started his Web design company Internet Exposer. In just three years his after-school hobby grew into a 500,000 a year business. Using modern and historical business whiz kids as examples, How to Be a Teenage Millionaire teaches enterprising adolescents everything they need to know to become teenage entrepreneurs. Easy-to-Follow worksheets cover every aspect of starting a business, from choosing a name, to advertising to keeping records. Up-close-and-personal interviews with 17 teen entrepreneurs offer real-life examples that will both encourage and inspire. How to Be a Teenage Millionaire even features a bonus section highlighting "21 Cool Businesses for Teens," complete with great business ideas and step-by-step instructions for getting started.

Author Biography

Art Beroff is an investment banker specializing in improving business through innovative cost savings. He serves on the National Advisory Council to the Small Business Administration.

T.R. Adams has successfully started and run five homebased businesses, and is the author of Success for Less: 100 Low-Cost Businesses You Can Start Today.

Table of Contents

Words Of Wisdom	xii
Introduction	xv
Entrepreneur? Sure!	1	(26)
Visions And Dreams	27	(26)
The Rock-Solid Foundation	53	(24)
Get With The Plan	77	(24)
A Capital Idea!	101	(22)
Adventures In Advertising	123	(30)
The Haul Of Records	153	(28)
The Distracto Factor	181	(118)
Bonus Book
Get 'Em While They're Hot! 21 Cool Businesses You Can Start Today	205	(90)
Appendix
Reach Out And Resource	295	(4)
Glossary	299	(8)
Index	307