Is your daughter, nephew or student the next Scott Jones? 

Inspire a budding entrepreneur....

It starts with a lemonade stand.  

What is Lemonade Day?

Lemonade Day is a free, city-wide initiative designed to teach kids how to start, own and operate their own business – a lemonade stand.

We launched Lemonade Day in Indianapolis in 2010 and over 7,400 kids signed up! We had over 50 sponsors and community partners involved and Governor Daniels and Mayor Ballard were big supporters. It was a HUGE success!

In the coming weeks, you'll be able to sign up for Lemonade Day 2011. Here's how it works:

1. Pair Up:  Youth participating in Lemonade Day must work with a "caring adult" - could be a parent, grandparent, older sibling or other responsible adult.

2. Register:  In the next few weeks, you'll be able to sign up via our web site, our school/non-profit partners or at one of our sign up events at places like the Children's Museum or Zoo.

3. Pick Up Your Backpack:  After you've signed up, you'll get an email from us letting you know where to get your backpack, containing everything you need to get started. Backpacks will be ready for pick-up in February 2011.  However, we encourage you to sign-up early, which will help us determine how many backpacks to print.

4. Prepare for Lemonade Day:  When you get your backpack, you'll find two workbooks inside: one for the youth and one for the caring adult. Spend a few weeks or a month or two (it's up to you, it's your business) working at your own pace through these lessons around starting, owning and operating a business. ****Be sure to check your email, as we'll be sending you "tips & hints" to help you get ready for Lemonade Day. We'll also let you know about fun, free, events you can attend to help you prepare!

5. Set Up Your Stand on May 1st, Lemonade Day:  Leading up to Lemonade Day, we'll post information on our web site about other places (in addition to your neighborhood) where you can set up your stand, so be sure to re-visit our web site.....On May 1st, you'll be one of thousands of kids across the Greater Indianapolis Area selling lemonade - think about how to stand out from your "competitors" and have a blast!

Who is behind Lemonade Day?

Local entrepreneur Scott A. Jones is spearheading Lemonade Day in Indianapolis! 
 

Scott is widely known for inventing the voicemail system now used by over a billion people around the world. Scott’s music services are also used billions of times per year through prod

ucts like Apple iTunes.

Scott’s latest venture --- ChaCha --- is the simplest way to get answers while on the go. It’s like calling a smart friend (about anything!). ChaCha is already a Top 5 mobile text ser

vice, along with Facebook and Twitter. And ChaCha.com is the fastest-growing Top 100 website, fea

tured on The Ellen Show, Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, NY Times and NBC News. 
 

Scott’s first important venture: 

A lemonade stand.  He was 10. 
 

For more on Scott: http://www.scottajones.com/