Young CEO Squad helps kids age 8-12 start their own business and make money right away. Our kits are businesses in a bag that create a hands-on activity to give kids a profitable, quick, and fun experience in business. Each kit comes with a guidebook written at a 3rd-5th grade reading level, worksheets in the guide (goal chart, business plan) and products to resell.



In our country, a person uses an average of 580 straws per year. We know we can make a difference by using reusable options.



Kids can start a business reselling these high quality silicone straws for $3.00 to $5.00 per piece. Each student receives 6 straws and can earn up to $30 when they sell their products. The Getting Started guide is the curriculum and can be used in the classroom, in a club, for extra credit or as a summer assignment. Inside the guide you'll find a simple business plan form, a goal chart, a pricing guide, expenses form, sales form and info on how to calculate ROI. Kids become confident talking to adults and are so proud that they can earn their own money.



Each kit comes with a guidebook written at a 3rd-5th grade reading level which covers:

- Why you should set a goal and suggested goals options

- Goal Boss Chart- set a tangible financial goal and track how close they are to reaching it

- Thinking Like An Entrepreneur by seeing obstacles as creative challenges

- A Simple Business Plan form

- What is Profit- recommended profit margin & caring for your products

- Introduction to Sales & Marketing - defining target customers, how and where to contact them

- Marketing tactics such as phone, email, and in-person events

- Conversation tips- to help students structure a sales call (to Grandpa) or video

- Customer Service - solving problems, making customers for life

- Shipping Orders- offering shipping and where to find videos about shipping on our website

- Giving your packages a personal touch with a thank you note

- Return on Investment- what it is, how to calculate it

- ROI Spending Tracker - expense chart

- ROI Earnings Tracker - order chart





Why We Love This:

-Hands-on learning

-Shows real-world examples of math skills (pricing products, cost of goods, return on investment)

-Introduces basic selling skills

-Teaches kids to be responsible in how they care for their products and manage money

-Focuses on goal settingRewards students based on their effort selling their products

-Builds resilience and persistence asking for the saleBuilds confidence by talking to adults



The Class Pack, for 30 students, includes:

180 Reusable silicone straws in a carrying case with cleaner

30 Getting Started Guides

30 Straw Pricing Guides

30 Neon Zipper Bags

30 Young CEO Squad Logo Stickers



When students have sold out of their product, come back to YIPPEE to order our refill kits!



Visit youngceosquad.com/learn for videos to use in prepration for your program and videos to play for students.