Chocolate Lover!!! – by KAM – 12 years old

“I started this business because…

I wanted to have a business and my own money.
I chose chocolate lollipops because I knew it was going to be a success since everyone loves chocolate and it was going to be easy to sell.
Every 2 weeks, I make chocolate lollipops. This is how I do it. My mom takes me to the store to buy the ingredients and materials. When I get home I make the lollipops, after they are all ready and packed I count how many of each flavor I made and write it on my notebook.
I go with my 3 brothers and sell them in my neighborhood and in my school.
When I finish selling all of them I count the money and verify that it matches the number of lollipops.
When I count all the money I divide it this way: to cover the cost of materials
and ingredients, to pay each of my brothers, for each of my 3 piggy banks,
for me, and the rest I leave it in the business bank to re-invest in the business.
My goals are to have money to help people and buy anything I want. And be free…
Being my own boss is difficult because I have to do everything, sell, count, buy etc.
As I write my brother tells me that it difficult because I don’t let them (the brothers) do anything else but sell. I will start training one of them to help me making and packing the lollipops. This will give me more time to do other things.
I like being my own boss because I control what I do and when I do it.
I have not donate money because I did not know it was so important now,
I am ready to start donating.
Till next time…
KAM
Kamila Márquez Marxuach
Puerto Rico
12 years old
October 13, 2008

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