New Biz on the Block interview

I did a radio interview with WDLM, a Moody radio station in the Quad Cities.  Host Jason Crosby and I discussed my article:

New Biz on the Block: Starting a Micro Business in your Neighborhood

(originally published in Home School Enrichment magazine)

Here’s the introduction:

Dictionary-dot-com defines a micro business as a very small-scale business with few employees. Carol Topp believes your teenager should consider starting one.

Carol Topp, CPA, is an accountant and the mother of teenagers. She consults with teenagers launching micro businesses, presents workshops, teaches classes, and has written several articles on business start-ups.

Listen to my interview (8 minutes) on Jason’s blog

Jason asked a lot of great questions such as:

• How can a teenager get started in a business?
• How should they market their new business?
• Do they need start up money?
• What kinds of work can a teenager do?
• Will they have to pay taxes?

Carol Topp, CPA

PBS wants your story!

I was contacted by a TV producer from PBS’s Biz Kid$.  She is looking for teenage entrepreneurs to showcase on the show. If you are reading this blog, she wants your story!

Here’s what she wrote:

Hi Carol,

I came across your website while researching stories about young entrepreneurs. I am a TV producer currently producing Biz Kid$ – an award-winning PBS series where kids teach kids about money and business. The series helps young people understand the basics of making and managing money, and how to start their own business.

Biz Kid$ is produced by the creators of Bill Nye the Science Guy and has aired on over 90% of PBS stations, reaching over 115 million US households.

Biz Kid$ includes short profiles of young entrepreneurs from across the country. We are always looking for interesting business stories about young business owners. I would love to enlist your help in reaching out to teen entrepreneurs, and possibly showcase their business stories on Biz Kid$.

Please visit our website for more information: www.bizkids.com. I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards
–
Shilpa Singru
Associate Producer
Biz Kid$, Seattle, WA
www.bizkids.com
425-286-3567

So can you help Ms. Singru?  Are you a teenager with a business?  PBS might put you on their show.

Contact her directly or email me and I’ll forward your story to her. Be sure to tell me if you get picked for the show!

Go check out an episode (or several) now.  You’ll learn a lot and maybe get encouraged by what other teenagers have done.

Biz Kid$ shows