CHAPTER BOOK
Meet the Mills Family of Entrepreneurs! This narrative story invites kids to learn about business, innovation and how to validate their ideas, while they follow Jesus. Parents or facilitators can read to kids ages 5-7, while older kids enjoy turning the pages themselves. With more than 50 key business words we introduce (in kid-level language), you'll be refreshed to welcome your kids into the marketplace as innovators who can change it.
The Mills Family of Entrepreneurs
Robbie and Kara Mills and their four young children live in a South Seattle suburb, and they have a knack for starting businesses. The story focuses on Elsy (age 8) and Liam (age 7) as the parents guide them into experiments with new products and services they create. Even aunties and uncles weigh in with their varied business experiences, while Elsy and Liam learn the language of business.
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Along the way, Mom and Dad help the kids connect their faith to things like motivation for earning money, grace with people, and wisdom for building a company. Join the Mills Family of Entrepreneurs as they delve into all kinds of startup ideas from homemade harvest-time decorations, to card games, to lessons on management management and generosity. The adventure awaits.
"I couldn't find any books that introduced entrepreneurship in simple words. It also needed to show how young entrepreneurs could connect their faith in Jesus to their work. So I wrote the book!"
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-Patrick
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Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Enough with the lemonade stands! Kids deserve to know more about what it takes to innovate. Using Lean Startup principles, we show kids the importance of understanding the customer and listening to their feedback. Kids begin to grasp the importance of researching, listening, and changing their minds to find what customers want. They even learn how to make an investment pitch and track the money.
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Conversational Learning
Each chapter is summarized with conversation-starting prompts so parents can easily guide their kids. The book is packed with more than 50 key business terms, lessons learned, and even discussion questions for kids from ages 6 to 16. Older kids can read to themselves and reflect on the story and what God is teaching them.
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Built to Inspire
We tell this story to spark a conversation, to plant living ideas that take root and beget new creativity. Kids will naturally connect the dots of this story to their own ideas, and parents or facilitators can guide them in their exploration. As you refer back to the examples in the story, dare to dream with the kids. Check out other resources to help you bring those ideas to life.