Kids Sell Lemonade Like a Boss on Saturday
2018 Lemonade Day
On Saturday, May 4, Northwest Arkansas youth will learn how to become an entrepreneur through Lemonade Day, an educational activity that teaches children how to operate a business.
That day pop-up lemonade stands will blanket the region — from Gentry to Farmington and Bentonville to Fayetteville — as students compete to raise the most money. Afterschool programs such as Boys & Girls Clubs will also participate.
To launch their businesses, students will:
- Design their product and stand.
- Select a location.
- Borrow startup capital.
- Determine a price.
- Payoff their loan.
- Create their marketing.
- Make a profit.
Projects usually support a charitable organization as well as reward the students for their entrepreneurial spirit.
Under the direction of J.R. Hinkson, associate director for Undergraduate Programs at the Sam M. Walton College of Business, students in Leadership Walton, a professional development program at Walton College, are teaching the curriculum to kids in grades 3-8. Rita Littrell, director of the Bessie B. Moore Center for Economic Education at Walton College, provided support to the Leadership Walton students as they developed lessons on product development, pitching the investor, marketing, stand location and budgeting.
Partnering with Startup Junkie, an entrepreneurial consulting company that is managing the Lemonade Day program, Leadership Walton students served as mentors for elementary school classes.
Show these budding entrepreneurs your support and purchase lemonade in your neighborhood! Most stands can be found near your favorite retail outlet or downtown community.
Leadership Walton students participating in the program are:
- Bailey Bennett
- Chloe Brammell
- Isabelle Brammell
- Alexis Byrd
- Sean Calhoun
- Jordan Carr
- Diane Charles
- Brooke Dollar
- Violet Duffy
- Hagan Fromme
- Katie Games
- Sara Gardner
- Faith Heller
- Tess Iler
- Kirsten James
- Anna Justice
- Kate Lynn
- Andrea Mann
- Ben Martin
- Juliann Phillips
- Destiny Posey
- Abbie Rhodes
- Alyson Schutte (team leader)
- Sara Scott
- Prudhvi Tavva
- Corey Vance
- Evan Waicberg
- Helen Woodham
Contacts
Rita Littrell, director
Bessie B. Moore Center for Economic Education
479-575-2855,
RLittrell@walton.uark.edu
Lori McLemore, marketing and communications officer
Sam M. Walton College of Business
479-575-5021,
mclemore@uark.edu
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