{"id":4369,"date":"2018-09-29T10:04:56","date_gmt":"2018-09-29T15:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cdem.flywheelsites.com\/?post_type=publications&p=4369"},"modified":"2021-05-28T13:55:05","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T18:55:05","slug":"young-and-entrepreneurial-at-heart","status":"publish","type":"publications","link":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/en\/publications\/young-and-entrepreneurial-at-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Young and entrepreneurial at heart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00c9t\u00e9 en affaires gives kids\u00a0 a boost<\/h3>\n

As part of CDEM\u2019s summer business program (\u00c9t\u00e9 en affaires<\/em>), a $500 bursary was awarded to Joshua Hildebrand (13 years old), his brother Caleb (11), and one of their friends, Kelton Penner (13), to develop their Brand Lawn Care company in Morden.<\/p>\n

Kelton Penner, Caleb and Joshua Hildebrand<\/p>\n

It all began in May. Joshua and Caleb received a lawn mower from a neighbour who was moving. The two boys had been caring for her lawn for three years. The lady, who was very pleased with their services, suggested they should continue and expand their clientele.<\/p>\n

Word spread quickly, and the two young entrepreneurs were able to find additional customers. The two brothers explain they wouldn\u2019t change summer jobs for anything in the world. \u201cWe love working outside during the summer. It\u2019s really cool. We get to exercise while earning money.\u201d<\/p>\n

Liz Hildebrand, Joshua and Caleb\u2019s mother, explains that it was the boys\u2019 own initiative. \u201cThey wanted to do something different over the summer and save a bit of money. They set themselves a goal and had the will power to see it through. Most kids play video games during the summer, but they\u2019re more responsible. I\u2019m very proud of them. It also shows them that if you work hard, you can get what you want.\u201d<\/p>\n

To make sure their small business runs smoothly, Joshua and Caleb have split up the responsibilities. Caleb is quick to point out that his brother is the boss. \u201cI take care of the administration,\u201d says Joshua. \u201cI do the scheduling, keep the client information, and make sure that all the work\u2019s been done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Liz Hildebrand adds that when the older one\u2019s not at home, the responsibility falls to the younger one. \u201cIt\u2019s great to see how they use their skills and work together to be more effective.\u201d<\/p>\n

A few weeks after the launch of their business,<\/em>\u00a0a friend of Joshua\u2019s, Kelton Penner, asked to join them. Thus the duo became a trio. When they heard about a bursary offered by CDEM, it was Caleb, an immersion student at Morden Middle School, who took the initiative to complete the application in French.<\/p>\n

The three youth received $500, which allowed them to buy a new electric mower that\u2019s easier to move, as well as a snow blower.<\/p>\n

Thanks to an article in a local newspaper, the three entrepreneurs now have 11 clients, and that number could increase. Joshua explains that they received several calls after the article. \u201cMany have already told us that they\u2019ll be re-contacting us in the spring.\u201d<\/p>\n

And when asked what they\u2019ll do with the money earned, the three entrepreneurs gave a unanimous and very mature answer for their<\/span> age:<\/span> “We<\/span> put<\/span> it<\/span> aside<\/span> for<\/span> university<\/span> later.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4367,"template":"","type-de-publication":[69,68],"class_list":["post-4369","publications","type-publications","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","type-de-publication-business-services","type-de-publication-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publications\/4369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publications"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/publications"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"type-de-publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/type-de-publication?post=4369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}