12 Year Old Starts Local Cleaning Business – Kid Entrepreneurs
Posted on October 30, 2009 | 6 comments | Filed in Uncategorized
When you hear those stories on TV about kids starting their own businesses it’s always so inspiring.
That’s why when I heard that my friend Patti’s son Kyle started a cleaning business I wanted to share the story with you.
Kyle is 11 years old and in the 6th grade. He started a new business called Kyle’s Cleanery. When I asked Kyle what gave him the idea to start the business he said, “He got money for doing chores and thought he could do something extra and he likes earning money.”
The idea came to Kyle when his family was riding in the car and his sister Heather asked their mom about getting a job. Kyle asked if he could get a job to earn his own money too. His mom said that he was too young to work. So that is when Kyle decided to start his OWN business.
When I asked why he decided to start a cleaning business, Kyle said “I clean really well and I love walking dogs”
He came up with the name, Kyle’s Cleanery by himself. His mom says that “As soon as he thought of the name it stuck.”
Kyle priced his cleaning services at $1 for dog walking, $2 for washing small cars, $3 for washing big cars, and $2 for raking the leaves. He has plans to expand to snow shoveling in the winter season.
To market his new business, Kyle gave out flyers. He hand designed the flyers with pen and paper and photo copied them. Then he walked around the neighborhood passing them out.
So far business is good! In his first week he earned $35 total and has 4 customers. His goal is to save enough money to get a WII or some baseball cards.
What Kyle likes most about having his own business is that he likes being his own boss and doing things himself. He performs his cleaning services after school and rarely on weekends because then he is at his dads or playing baseball.
Congrats Kyle! Your story is truly an inspiration to kids (and moms) everywhere! I am proud of you!
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Great blog Kristie, I always enjoy a blog with a lot of informative information.
As for Kyle, keep up the entrepreneurial spirit big guy! I can remember when I was your age, I was always looking for a business to start and make money with.
Don’t give up, your the kind that makes it great to live in America!
Dan atkins
This is too cute…Congrats Kyle!! Keep up the good work!
oh, cool, Kyle, you are very intelligent and diligent~~~~~~~~~~
I think the kid is charging too little for his services. He should raise his prices!
This is great! I will definitely have my 13 year old daughter read this. Very inspiring.
This is too cute…Congrats Kyle!! Keep up the good work!