A 7 Year Old Entrepreneur, Pleasanton CA

A 7 year old entrepreneur in Pleasanton, CA... who woulda thunk?! I had the privilege of meeting this young man for myself as I was driving down Del Valle Parkway in Pleasanton yesterday afternoon and just had to stop. Who could pass up an adorable little boy sitting at a table selling ice cream, Skittles and licorice? At first my daughter and I were just going to stop and help support his business, but then I got to talking to his mom and learned so much about this brilliant child. 

Reilly Curry is a 7 year old entrepreneur in the making, but it all started around the age of 3! His mother started taking him to a wood-shop class to interact with other children and Reilly decided he was going to make wood blocks and sell them for 50 cents. His mother didn't think anything of it, and had no clue people would be interested in buying wood blocks from her 3-year old son, but to her surprise she was wrong. Apparently handmade blocks from a 3-year old were a hit!

Currently in the 2nd grade, home-schooled by his mother, Reilly wanted to take math to another level. He came to his mom with the idea of setting up a table outside of their house and selling goods to the high school students as they walk home from school. This is his Thursday math lesson. His mother gave him a budget, took him to Costco, and let him pick out some items to sell. He set up a business plan, figured out what products would gain the most profit and opened up his own little store. Reilly does the math on his own, figures out how much the total purchase costs each customer, and also figures out what change is due back to them. Can you say genius?

Reilly knows exactly how much profit he makes from each item he sells. He's learned that Skittles do not have as much of a profit as he'd like, so heads up... it may not be available to you next week. His mother does not give him any extra money to spend on his store so he uses the profit he makes to put back into his business. Through doing this weekly math activity Reilly has learned how to add and subtract money, he's learned profit & loss, and also money management. He sets aside some of his profit and buys his own electronics and toys, currently saving up to buy himself a new skateboard.

If you're in the Downtown Pleasanton area I highly suggest you stop by and meet this 7 year old entrepreneur next Thursday afternoon around 3pm. You can't miss him as you're driving down Del Valle Parkway!