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My daughter just finished up 4th grade and will soon be stepping into middle school. She is just starting to read longer books and with summer I am all about stocking up on books for her. She is full of ideas and loves reading about girl characters.
While searching for books featuring girl leads, I came across The Startup Squad. Created by Brian Weisfeld, a former executive who was inspired by his daughters to create the novels along with Fix-It Friends author Nicole C. Kear, The Startup Squad is all about helping girls realize their potential and follow their dreams, whatever their passion, through practicing entrepreneurship at an early age.
The Startup Squad was founded on the belief that even a simple lemonade stand can help girls develop a growth mindset, learn to approach challenges with grit, and get comfortable with risk failure—and learning to start again. These are lessons that will serve them well in life regardless of the path they choose. In 2021, Brian will be working with influential organizations, such as Girls Inc of NYC, Entre-Ed: The Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education, and girls scout troops across the nation to continue donating books to underprivileged kids so cost will not be a barrier to accessing this valuable resource. To date, more than 10,000 copies have been donated.
Brian’s work reaches from coast to coast. Brian will be leading and co-hosting panels with local teen and tween girl business owners all over the country in conjunction with bookstores, scout groups, nonprofit organizations and youth entrepreneurship groups. The goal is to highlight the amazing businesses being run by these groundbreaking young entrepreneurs and to inspire more girls to pursue their passions and achieve their goals.
Visit thestartupsquad.com for more information, inspiring profiles of savvy girls, and advice on launching your own small business. Information on tour dates, panels and media will also be featured.
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…
Harriet’s brothers are hoping to enter a local battle of the bands. Winning could get them on a reality TV show! But low funds have left them without even a working guitar. The Startup Squad jumps into action―and quickly pulls together a plan to sell T-shirts to raise money.
The girls have a lot of great ideas―until everything starts to go wrong. When all the problems start turning disappointed fans into an angry mob, the girls realize they have to get back into the groove before the band members―and the Startup Squad―break up for good!
All four friends in the Startup Squad want to raise money―but when they can’t agree on what business to start next, they strike off on their own. Didi’s idea seems perfect: making place cards for a wedding.
But after the wedding planner gets sick, Didi finds herself in charge of everything―and then the caterer cancels and the band goes missing! Didi’s business is turning from a dream to a disaster. Will the Startup Squad come together in time to save the wedding?
Each book in this middle-grade series by Brian Weisfeld and Nicole C. Kear also features tips for kids starting or running their first businesses, plus a profile of a real-life tween girl CEO.
Girls ages 6 to 16 who run their own business can sign up at The Startup Squad website to be featured in the Girls Mean Business Gallery, plus check out resources such as The Ultimate Business Plan for Kids and the Entrepreneurship Activity Kit!
WIN IT: (1) US winner will receive a Startup Squad Girls Book Prize Pack
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