www.lillarose.biz/GulfCoast
A year ago, Jeremy and his friend decided they wanted to start an Audio Video company. All of the entrepreneurial talk in our home has bred similar desires in the children. Both girls have been trying to think of businesses for the past year....most not making it past the cut of mommy's approval.
However, last month a friend introduced us to Lilla Rose, a direct sales company that creates these beautiful, strong hair clips. We like to call them "Hair Jewelry". After hosting our own party and listening to the business opportunity, we decided to pursue it.
Although I am technically the representative, we did this as an opportunity to teach Nicole what it is like to own and run a business. This business is hers with my heavy hand of guidance.
We decided the best way to do this business was through community garage sales, farmer's markets, and vendor events. So, we bought the big kit. It's called the Fast Start. It required an additional $500 investment....but provided us with instant inventory of 75 items to sell at a booth.
Nicole and I sat down and learned about the business and she created an flyer to give to potential investors, because she had to find a way to buy the initial kit. After a few hours, she started calling grandparents, gave her sales pitch about why she wanted to start a business, why Lilla Rose was a good fit for her, what she needed from them, and when she would pay them back.
A few hours later, she had raised the needed money and we bought the package.
We immediately got to work at a church garage sale and booked a few parties.
She started making some videos, and we took a lot of pictures.
She has had to sit with me as we enter orders, organize excel spreadsheets, and work on understanding our money. She has created really fun and engaging games for parties, geared towards children, designed our display table, and shares why Lilla Rose is so great to those passing by.
I am really proud of her effort this past month.
It's been fun to watch my self proclaimed 'tom boy' do something a little girly ;)
We are waiting for our monthly commission check to hit soon, but I think she has made enough to pay back her investors (and that's after using her initial sales money to buy business products like catalogs, banners, etc.) I can't wait to start teaching her how to tithe, save, give, and set some aside for fun :) Ultimately, she'd like to save enough money to go on a missions trip.
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