Pru: My daughter started a greeting card company a few years ago. It was fun for her to make the cards, and she ended up selling them at farmer's markets and a couple of boutiques here in town. I stayed away from trying to give her a "formal" business education, as I believe it was much more important for her to focus on the "people side" -- being proactive and getting herself a booth, seeing if she could get a discount on the booth for being "a kid", selling the cards, etc. Putting herself out there. Every once in a while I'd ask a leading question that would have her thinking about marketing and profit, for example. We kept it "light" and let her lead.
You know, maybe that is the best approach. I could see her getting bogged down in the business concepts. I think I will take the keeping it light approach and see how far it goes. Thanks!
