Start It Up: The Complete Teen Business Guide to Turning Your Passions Into Pay Paperback – January 1, 2011

My son is interested in learning how he can start his own business. The book had him looking up information and asking tons of questions. Exactly what I was hoping the book would do

Bought this for my eleven year old entrepreneur of a daughter who has now typed up a five page business plan and is hoping to get some capital to launch a business. I'd say the book has been very useful to get my little dreamer moving. highly recommend.

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Great book!!

Great for kids

I think regardless of your age, Kenrya Rankin has given the world a great book for young people starting businesses in START IT UP---but I must say I learned a few things as well. Written in a way that is not only practical but includes advice from entrepreneurs, the book takes you on a journey of exactly what you need in order to get your business started, planning and then executing that plan in a way that works.The authors has also included worksheets and ways for you to interact with the book so that you can see what you are trying to do on paper and then have something of a roadmap to use along the journey.For me of the biggest lessons I got from the very beginning of the book was the importance of realizing you can't do everything yourself. You have to be able to identify your strengths and weaknesses and make sure that you build the team that best compliments you.Written with plan and simple instruction and examples, START IT UP gets you up and going in business.

Start it Up is a guide for teens that are interested in working for themselves rather than someone else. It is an all encompassing, entrepreneurial start up book for teens, with nearly every aspect of operating a business covered. Interspersed between information and exercises are real-life teen entrepreneurs sharing their story and offering advice. These glimpses of teen business owners work well as encouragement and as examples of success.This is an amazing book for teens, and adults, interested in starting an online business. Whether for pocket money, that first car, or college, this book can lead the way to recurring income. I found it impressive in the depth of topics covered and the resources available for teens. By following the first chapters on the basics through to the final chapters on sustaining and expanding, any teen with a desire and a passion can become an entrepreneur.Topics covered include developing a business plan, money matters, hiring the right people, customer service, and giving back to the community to reference a few. Most entrepreneurs think of the Internet first. Start it Up covers both virtual and physical start ups. This text is valuable at any stage of a business.Start It Up is the text for teens with a desire to start a business. It is at the top os the list at Amazon for teens and business, and rightfully so.Book received from netgalley, courtesy of the publisher.

Start It Up, by Kenyra Rankin, gives no-nonsense tips and ideas on how teens can make money. It gives young entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs the necessary steps to start a business and make money. It also gives the pros and cons of starting a business.At the beginning of the book is a quiz on Finding Your Niche. The results, depending on the answers to the provided questions, are put into categories such as creator, helper, techie and handiness. For each category is a list of jobs that a teen entrepreneur could delve into.Start it Up is loaded with both online and offline resources that can prove beneficial to a teen business. Each chapter has a handy little "tip jar", which entail fast-finding, highlighted reference tips.Even though this book is for the teenage entrepreneur, I would challenge some adult aspiring entrepreneurs to read this book - I feel they too, will find a lot of the information very valuable.The book covers everything from creating a business plan, to the financials of the business to marketing and the technical operations. This is really an awesome book! I intend on buying copies for many of my clients.