Sunday, 17 November 2013

7 years old entrepreneur Ryland Goldman.

Felt challenged when I saw this  on entrepreneur magazine by Jackson Fell. a lot of us as Nigerian youth are sitting at home eating and growing fat. Insulting the government, insulting our educational system, I bet we can do better if we can learn from this little boy.
Ryland Goldman
Am challenged to train my kids to  imbibe  the entrepreneural spirit. For a lot of kids with entrepreneurial aspirations, the lemonade stand is the go-to business idea. Not so for 7-year-old Ryland Goldman. This kid has bigger plans.
When his family recently moved to Los Gatos, Calif., Ryland spotted a golden business opportunity: lots of foot traffic. His family lives a block away from Ryland's elementary school. Every morning a steady flow of parents and their children stream by their house.


Opportunity? Check. But Ryland also has big dreams. His parents say Ryland has wanted to open his own restaurant since he was just 3 years old. So, when dreams meet opportunity, sometimes businesses are born.

Not every day, but as frequently as his parents allow him, Ryland gets up early and bakes foods like biscotti, muffins and brownies. He gets coffee and juices, prints up a menu and sets everything out on a folding table near the sidewalk in front of his home. Ryland's Restaurant is open for business. Some mornings he pulls in more than $100.

"I think he is a future entrepreneur," Ryland's principal, Kit Bragg, told a local NBC news program. Future? I think he's an entrepreneur right now.

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