The Junior Achievement of Eastern Ohio along with the Eastwood Mall and Cafaro Foundation are giving kids and teens an opportunity to learn how to become entrepreneurs.

 
This Youth Market Day allows kids and teens an opportunity to set up their business at prime retail space in the Eastwood Mall, and sell their products in a safe space thanks to a partnership by Junior Achievement of Eastern Oho and the Eastwood Mall. 
 
"There was jewelry, pens, and soy based candles advertised as cleaner buring and as great gifts for your teacher," Michele Merkel, President Junior Achievement of Eastern Ohio said.
 
Alaina whos in the 7th grade sold her creative Christmas, Birthday, and other occasion cards. 
 
She has learned you can turn a hobby into a business, and how to be outgoing and work with customers.
 
Alaina started making home made cards with her mom when she was in the third grade to spend time together.
 
Elaijah learned to bring more products for the three hour event since she ran out of her glitter lipgloss.
 
Her sister ran out of homemade slime.  For them and other junior entrepreneurs this is a learning experience. 
 
Elaijah tells 21 News this experience will help her start other businesses. She also wants to help her mom in her business when she grows up.
 
John and his sister Bethany changed products this year to lego inspired products. 
 
John explained the entrepreneural skills, business skills help you prepare for when you go out into the world and start our own business. 
 
Here they are taught to pay thier parent or investors back, about pricing, and saving.
 
"It's nice to hear kids are keeping track of their income and epenses and reimbrusing their paretns for those funds," Merkle added.
 
And one seven year old who draws hedgehogs and whose product ran out is already saving his money for a car when he turns 16. 
 
"We see this happen time and time again that kids look at saving for the future, not immediate gratifiction. It's nice somebody at seven years old gets it. His mom is happy too," Merkle said.
 
Juniot Achievement of Eastern Ohio has a fun activity workbook that parents can implement with their child if they are interested in starting their own business at a young age/
 
They hold workshops throughou thte year and introduce concepts of what it takes to start a business. 
 
Then they invite the children and teens back for a one day to come back and sell some of their products.
 
"The younger you can start indtoducing financial education before high school the better off we will be in the future," Merkle said.
 
Parents or guardians can request a copy of that workbook by contacting the Junior Achievement of Eastern Ohio office at
330-539-5268 or by e-mail www.easternohio.ja.org
 
Teachers can also find out more about the program which is funded by the Cafaro Foundation and            .