Millennials Make up the Majority of the Workforce

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Absolutely Incredible Kid Day®

Kids just want to be kids. But kids also want to be grown-ups. That's why letting them have neighborhood lemonade stands, yard sales or lawn-mowing businesses is a great way for them to learn responsibility and the value of a dollar. Having a business is a great way for children to focus their energy and efforts on something positive instead of sitting around the house. A business is a business, whatever the age of the person in charge. An increasing number of states and localities have started to make it easier for young entrepreneurs to make money, but in many areas, children and teens need to secure the right paperwork to run their businesses lawfully.

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How to Help Your Kid Start a (Legal) Business

This article is for parents and guardians interested in helping kids start their own legal small businesses. Kids' businesses are still businesses, so they need proper permits. Putting up lemonade stands and mowing lawns are popular ways for kids to earn pocket change, but could they get in legal trouble for their entrepreneurial activities? Protect your children by making sure their business is legitimate.

Support Employees' Child Care Needs With a Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

A dependent care flexible spending account (FSA) is a benefit many employees find appealing, and it could help your company attract top candidates. An FSA is a benefit that small business employers can provide to their employees. Like all benefits, it can increase your employees' loyalty to your company. But this particular benefit also helps your employees manage the expense of caring for dependents, while reducing their tax liability.

Why Troublemaker Kids Make Great Entrepreneurs

Many entrepreneurs start out as mischief-makers. According to researchers in Sweden and Germany, most entrepreneurs start out as, well, troublemakers. The psychologists who came up with this theory examined a Swedish study that followed approximately 1,000 children from one Swedish town over a 40-year period. What they found was that the children who turned out to be entrepreneurs as adults were often the ones who got into trouble as kids.

Experience Over Goods: The Millennial Shift in Spending

Millennials have taken center stage. They now make up the majority of the workforce in both the U.S. and Canada, according to recent statistics. For businesses, this has marked a big shift. CEOs may be wondering why they are still relying on the purchasing habits of older generations to meet their financial targets. Attracting millennial buyers is the next great challenge of companies today. And that’s because millennials are prioritizing experiences over material items.

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