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Hi, my name is Caleb Bautista, and I'm the owner of Execukids

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Entrepreneurs. To start,

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I want to thank you,

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and also, congratulate you on becoming a kid entrepreneur.

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I am so excited for you to learn how to start and run a successful

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business of your very own.

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Now, if you don't already know, Execukids was not my first company.

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I started my first business called Caleb's Canine Cleanup

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when I was just twelve! I wanted a way to make some money so I could buy

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anything I wanted to, and not have to ask my mom for it. Using the skills

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I had from picking up my own dog's poop.

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I set on to my neighborhood,

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to see if anyone else needed my help.

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Originally, I thought that no one would want to hire me because, I was

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just a kid, and I still am. To be honest,

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it was my mom who first encouraged me to go out and make some money.

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And I was a little scared on the whole "managing a business" thing; and

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hey, it's okay for you to be too.

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I was so surprised at how encouraging my neighbors were to support me.

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My first month, I started out with only one client a week making just

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40 bucks a month.

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Three years later I have a smooth running business with nine paying customers, and

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more hiring me every week, I only have to work two hours a day for just two

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days of the week, compared to my friends, that's pretty good.

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Now, knowing that I have a busy life with a packed schedule,

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I needed to make sure that I could maintain my grades, continue with my

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after-school activities, and still have fun while owning this business.

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No one said it was going to be easy, but trust me,

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it is so worth it.

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Starting my own company gave me so many important life skills that you

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get to learn too: Money Management, Time Management and Public Speaking

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are all important skills

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that you will learn and can apply in the real world.

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So, I have a question for you.

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Is there something you want but can't afford yet?

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Do you want a new video game, new phone, or even save up for a car?

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Whatever it is that you are working towards.

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It will be so much more achievable when you have your own business.

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So, congratulations and I look forward to helping you get your new

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Execukids Entrepreneurs business started!