How Teens are "Making Their Own Work" in Today's Economy

This is a great article about kids getting creative and making their own "jobs" - essentially starting their own businesses by working for themselves.

The different scenarios get me thinking about how starting a simple business is really not that hard, and often we over-analyze the phrase "Start a Business", and make it more difficult than it really is... and the business never gets started.

Take - for example - errand running, babysitting, lawn care services or a dog walking or pet care business. No specialized skills are needed, and you can start with almost no money. Work a little or a lot - weekends, holidays, evenings. It's a great way to make some extra cash even if you're already working full-time. I've even had friends who have made good money doing stuff they love as a "side job" - detailing cars or buying items at garage sales for pennies and turning around to sell them on eBay for 100x more!

Finding customers? You may be surprised at how many people need that extra help (and are willing to pay for it), but don't know where to get it. In addition, you may be able to actually save people money on services they are already using - getting customers may be easier than you think. Read the article, you may get some ideas....