Girls mean business in a brand-new series about friendship and entrepreneurship that Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal-winning author of The One and Only Ivan, calls “A great read!” All the great leaders had to start somewhere. And Teresa (“Resa” for short) is starting with the lemonade stand competition her teacher assigned to the class—but making it a success is going to be a lot harder than Resa thinks. The prize: line-skipping tickets to Adventure Central. The competition: Val, Resa's middle school nemesis. And the biggest obstacle to success: Resa's own teammates. Harriet is the class clown, Amelia is the new girl who thinks she knows best, and Didi is Resa's steadfast friend—who doesn't know the first thing about making or selling lemonade. The four of them quickly realize that the recipe for success is tough to perfect—but listening to each other is the first step. And making new friends might be the most important one... The back of each book in this middle-grade series features tips from the Startup Squad and an inspirational profile of a girl entrepreneur! An Imprint Book "An inspiring story about entrepreneurial girls. I loved this story of girls finding their way in the world of entrepreneurship." —Ann M. Martin, author of the Baby-Sitters Club series and Newbery Honor winner A Corner of the Universe “The Startup Squad encourages girls to dream big, work hard, and rely on each other to make good things happen. It teaches them how to succeed—and reminds all of us that girls mean business!”—Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and founder of LeanIn.Org and OptionB.Org “A great read that is fast-paced, fun, and empowering. The Startup Squad comes complete with a treasure trove of tips for starting a business.” —Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal-winning author of The One and Only Ivan This title has common core connections.

Coloring book based on influential women of color in the music industry.

This course provides guidance for teens to brainstorm, create, and grow an online business (or a side-hustle) by harnessing the power of digital marketing (social media, email, SEO, ads, blogs, e-commerce platforms, websites, etc.) and truly teach teenagers what it takes to be an online entrepreneur. It’s designed to strengthen critical thinking, improve communication skills, encourage integrity, teach leadership qualities, and help teenagers become business savvy, and potentially grow a business to start earning money and even create a passive/residual income that could last for years to come. Teens can actually start building an online business for free. Teens have a gift, a talent, a skill, or even a hobby that can be used as a springboard to initiate the business-building process. By applying the digital marketing strategies taught in the course, they will be well on their way to becoming young successful entrepreneurs. The course will first share the basics of what it is to be an entrepreneur and then open the floodgates, filling minds with wonderful ideas used to create a business that is best suited for each teen Use this time to grow. Use this program as an opportunity to become a wise and impressive savant. There are no secrets or shortcuts to making money in life. Success falls directly on you and your efforts. Start your journey here and let's get your business going today. The course is formatted to be easily followed, page by page, and step by step with fun and thought-provoking activities.

Presents a guide for young readers on starting their own small business, discussing choosing the right business, finding customers, deciding what to charge, and using the Internet, and offering suggestions of sample businesses.

A Wall Street Journal bestseller Named one of 10 Best New Management Books for 2022 by Thinkers50 Creating a culture of learning and growth. Growth is the goal. Helping people develop their potential—enabling them to articulate and become the self they want to be, are capable of being, and that best serves them and others in the short and long term—is what we as individuals and leaders strive toward. But how do we grow? It turns out it happens in a predictable way, which means we can understand where we are in our growth and chart a way forward. In this compact, complete guide, Whitney Johnson dives more deeply than ever into the S Curve of Learning so that you can envision how growth happens and direct yourself and others in your organization to create a culture that fosters it. The growth and learning journey comes in three phases: the Launch Point, the Sweet Spot, and Mastery. Compelling examples of successful people will show you when and why growth is slow, how to keep going, what to do when growth and learning are almost too fast to keep up with, and how to leap from one growth journey to another. As individuals grow, so do organizations and societies. Growth is learning put into action—action that betters the world as we better ourselves and our small niches, both personal and professional, within it. Growth occurs when learning is internalized—when we try something new and invest the effort to move it from being something we do to something we are.

Do you have a passion you want to turn into pay? Looking for a way to make some extra cash in high school? Start It Up shows teens how to turn their hobbies and talents into full-fledged businesses. Inside you'll find comprehensive and fun information on how to know what is the best business for you, start a company, sell your product, and let the world know about it! Whether your business is baking, dog walking, website design, or house painting, Start It Up offers the A-Z on getting it going and making it successful. Also featured are quotes from other successful teen entrepreneurs who turned their dreams into dollars.

The Micro Business for Teens Workbook accompanies Starting a Micro Business and Running a Micro Business to help teenagers put into place what they read. The workbook is designed to be used individually or in a group setting.

Describes business principles with an emphasis on starting and running a business, using a lemonade stand as an example.

It doesn't matter how old you are or where you're from; you can start a profitable business. The Young Entrepreneur's Guide to Starting and Running a Business will show you how. Through stories of young entrepreneurs who have started businesses, this book illustrates how to turn hobbies, skills, and interests into profit-making ventures. Mariotti describes the characteristics of the successful entrepreneur and covers the nuts and bolts of getting a business up, running and successful.

Running a Micro Business will help teenagers manage a small business while keeping up with homework, sports, family and friends. This book follows Starting a Micro Business and discusses sales, customers service, marketing, record keeping, legal issues and time management.