Kids can entrepreneur too!

  Recently I read the story of the Emperor’s new clothes to my kids as they prepared for bed.   The background of the story is where two swindlers arrived at the capital city of an emperor who spends lavishly on clothing at the expense of state matters. Posing as cloth makers, they offered to supply him with magnificent clothes that are invisible to only those who are stupid. The emperor hired them, and they went to work. Each time the emperor and his officials visited to check with the progress of these new clothes, the looms were empty but they pretended to avoid being thought stupid. Finally, the weavers reported that the emperor's suit was finished. They pretended dressing him up and he then he sets off in a procession before the whole city. The townspeople uncomfortably went along with the pretense , not wanting to appear stupid. Suddenly a  child  blurts out – “The Emperor is naked - he is wearing nothing at all”! The people then realized that everyone had been fooled. A

  So... We decided to engage and motivate kids this summer by not only learning the very basics of entrepreneurship but also creating a business project with the help of their Parents whilst enhancing their Maths, English and Artistic skills too... Call for Registrations started on the 14 th July and closed on the 31 st July. 80 students registered for the programme from all over the world to include countries such as USA, Canada, UK, and Nigeria (with the bulk from Nigeria). Parents enrolled their kids for the 5-day programme for different reasons. Based on our survey,  52% believed that they could learn and develop important skills for the future. Summer Activities Summer Classes started on Monday – 3 rd  of August by 12noon. An online learning platform called ‘Seesaw’ was used and login details were sent to Parents 1 hour before classes commenced. Activities included   17 Videos (including 5 introductory videos) and 15 activities. These were to be completed by the students after

Summer is here again! Although in a slightly different way... Much as it is a good time to take a break from academic work, it is said that NO classroom work particularly during the long summer holiday leads to ‘summer slide’ or ‘summer brain drain’. This means that students may lose some academic progress made over the previous school year. Hence, students need to stay continually motivated but in a relaxed way. At the Kidpreneur Klub, we help kids develop future ready skills in a fun way through our project-based entrepreneurship program using online tools and age-appropriate resources. Get your kids engaged and motivated this season by working on a business project. By taking our abridged version of the business and life skills course for kids, kids are also helped with their Math, English and Artistic skills... And guess what? it is FREE! We look forward to welcoming your child/children to the Kidpreneur Klub! See link below and Flyer attached for more details... https://forms.gle/

"Life is like a game of chess. To win, you have to make a move. Knowing which move to make comes with IN-Sight and Knowledge"...- Allan Rufus My 1st business for 10 years now has been international school placements and education advisory services...   Last Friday, I sent an email to a school to apply for a student and I got a rather quick response quite different from the normal response which would have been - "Go online to complete an application form for the student.. OR "Here’s the link”. The response I got was, ‘What is the child’s profile’ You may ask, why would a school be asking for a child/student's profile? Here are a few reasons why: Profiles are almost always requested for either through personal statements, mission statements, scholarship essays, etc.to get a 'sense' of the type of student. They want to see that the student is a perfect fit for the school. The likes of Harvard, Princeton, Cambridge, MIT requi

  " As  skills  and  energy became more  of  a  demand,  people  who  didn't have skills just  got  left  behind,  got  shuttled  to  the  side.  Education  didn't keep  up  with their  promise. Education  didn't  prepare  them  for  this  new  world"  - JULIAN BOND I got a call from someone the other day asking, ‘What exactly is the Kidpreneur Klub’? My immediate inner response was ‘What???... With all these blogs??? 😃😃😃 Today, I thought to break it down a little bit more and buttress with a Kidpreneur’s story... The Kidpreneur Klub is all about raising a community of kid-entrepreneurs. We help kids develop  future-ready skills  in a fun and engaging way through our project-based  entrepreneurship   programmes.   Based on research, there has recently been a heavy focus on improving technical skills such as computer programming and data science while the development of soft skills has taken a back seat.  Entrepreneurial education however offers much

“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion" - Muhammad Ali   Dear Champion Kidpreneurs,    Recall we had a Flyer/Poster Competition and asked for designs to be sent in by or before the 10th of June?   Well Yes, we have a winner for our Flyer or Poster Design Competition. Hurray!!!    Congratulations to Ireoluwa Lanre-Opeolu (Aged 10) from Lagos, Nigeria who has won our cash prize to start his business. Ire created a flyer for his book writing business called ‘Top Writers’   According to him, “Top Writers is a book writing and book sales business. We intend to impact children through our books. We have varieties of books like non-fiction, fiction, fairy tales, biography, autobiography, motivational etc.”   See his Flyer design below. Great Job Ire!!! 👍🏽   Also, brother to Ireoluwa - Inioluwa (Aged 8) also started an online business after he completed our online kids’ business course. Hi

Hello Parents & Kidpreneurs,  I have had the opportunity of teaching Kids that the word 'NO' is a full sentence and needs no further discussion. I call it 'Refusal Skills' .  This is the ability to say or show that you are unwilling to do what another person is requesting you to do (especially something that could lead to bad results) by saying a firm but polite “NO” and standing by your decision.  Young people find themselves in situations where others are encouraging them to do something that is clearly risky , illegal , or unhealthy . Even Adults find saying 'NO' difficult. Unfortunately, too many end up giving in to this pressure not because they really want to, but simply because they do not know how to respond in such situations. They are often also afraid of losing the other person's friendship or being left out. It takes a lot of confidence and courage to say ‘NO’ in the face of peer pressure. There are several ways in which you can say NO and

"Doing business without advertising is like winking at a girl (or anyone) in the dark. You know what you are doing but nobody else does" - Steuart Henderson Britt That's true!  Get your Kids up and about with some exciting activities and enter them into our Flyer or Poster Design Competition... Here are some definitions... Flyers - Flyers should be brief highlighting services you offer with contact details and pictures to go with them. Posters - Posters should be colourful, visible and attractive. It could include any value additions like discounts for repeat customers or referral rewards. Here's how it works... 1. Let your child think up a business idea they'd like to run. Examples of business ideas for Kids (especially with the season) are:  Cupcake Sales Lemonade Sales  Face Masks designs Scented Soaps Sanitizers   Car washing service  Handmade bracelets Errand/delivery services Dog walking/washing service Door to door candy sales Garage organizing Tutoring se