SAN ANTONIO \u2013 Working Moms of San Antonio spent the summer teaching children how to think like entrepreneurs \u2014 and on Sunday, those kids got to prove it.<\/p>\n
Young vendors sold bracelets, stickers and other homemade goods at a North Side pop-up market, putting into practice lessons on how to be their own boss.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey learn things about sales, about marketing, they practice their pitches, they plan out their budgets for the things that they\u2019re making and they learn about profit and kind of what that looks like,\u201d said Erika Radis, owner and founder of Working Moms of San Antonio.<\/p>\n
The event also gave young vendors a confidence boost. One 10-year-old vendor, Helena, summed up the feeling of watching customers browse her table.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel important,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Another young entrepreneur, Rhett, came in ready to sell.<\/p>\n
\u201cI actually am feeling pretty confident about selling my art,\u201d Rhett said.<\/p>\n
Workshop facilitator Kelly Haynie said the program is designed to sneak in real academic skills while keeping things fun.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re trying to do some sneaky math, some summertime sneaky skills to get them ready for school to start again,\u201d Haynie said. \u201dSo we do some math and we do presentation and some writing and some art and just real fun thinking projects.\u201d <\/p>\n
A community built for moms<\/p>\n
Radis said Working Moms of San Antonio started on social media in 2019 and quickly grew into a safe space for mothers and their children across the city.<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes if you don\u2019t have a good community, it can feel lonely,\u201d Radis said. \u201cJust know that there are places out there like this that you know you can join up with and meet people that are going through it just like you are.\u201d<\/p>\n
Radis said she believes introducing entrepreneurial thinking early gives children a meaningful advantage.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just think from a young age to learn those skills is super-important and they get to do it among their peers, so they feel a little bit more comfortable,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n