Is your daughter, nephew or student the next Scott Jones?
Inspire a budding entrepreneur....
It starts with a lemonade stand.
Lemonade Day 2010 was a HUGE success!
Ready for this: over 7,400 kids signed up for Lemonade Day, which is waaaayyyy beyond our goal of 5,000 kids!!
Here is some fun data extrapolated from our Best Business Contest:
- Average Gross Revenue per Stand - $109
Total Gross Revenue - $811,672
- Average Glasses Sold per Stand - 73
Total Glasses Sold - 545,207
- Average Donation to Charity per Stand - $36
Total Charity Proceeds $266,637
- Average “Manhours” per Stand 3.71
WOW!!! Congratulations Lemonade Day tycoons!!
Ready for Lemonade Day 2011?!?
Email me at jmarsh@thinkforwardfoundation.org if you'd like to get on our email list. We will be in touch in the fall regarding our plans for 2011! Get involved!
What is Lemonade Day?
Lemonade Day is a free, city-wide initiative designed to teach kids (primarily k-8) how to start, own and operate their own business – a lemonade stand.
It's easy to sign up, here's how:
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: Sign up online by clicking on the lemon above or register @ any branch of the Marion County Public Library or YMCA.
3. Pick Up Your Backpack: If you registered online, print out the reply you get from us and take it to any branch of the Marion County Public Library or YMCA to get your backpack. As mentioned above, you can also register there. Each youth who registers will receive a bright yellow backpack - inside is everything you need to prepare for Lemonade Day.
4. Sign Up for ChaCha's Lemonade Day Text Alerts: It's easy. "Caring adults": using your cell phone, text LEMONVIP to 242242. Once you sign up, we'll send text messages to your phone with helpful tips and updates.
5. Prepare for Lemonade Day: When you get your backpack, you'll find two workbooks: one for the youth and one for the caring adult. Spend the next few weeks - at your own pace - working through these lessons around starting, owning and operating a business.
6. Set Up Your Stand on May 2nd: We'll be posting information about other places (in addition to your neighborhood) where you can set up your stand, so be sure to re-visit our web site in the coming days.....On May 2nd, 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 products 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 service, along with Facebook and Twitter. And ChaCha.com is the fastest-growing Top 100 website, featured on The Ellen Show, Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, NY Times and NBC News.
Scott’s first important venture: A lemonade stand. He was 10.