We are a homeschool family living in central Tennessee that has homeschooled 4 children, incorporating the entrepreneurial mindset as part of our required curriculum.
Our oldest daughter Rachael, (31), married a man who partners with his father …..who has his own business; (Those are my five adorable (!) grandchildren; Sara, Hannah, Leah, James & Josiah-who are twins)
Nathanael, 23, currently works for a homeschool entrepreneur, but plans to have his own car dealership someday. He’s married to Kendra, who plans to have her own photography studio soon;
Joshua, 22, about to graduate with a Business Administration degree and plans to begin grad school next fall. He’s also engaged to Lindsey, a teaching major.
Update: He graduated! May 8, 2010 from Bryan College in Dayton, TN-see photo at right.
Benjamin, our youngest at 16, has Down Syndrome, and is always “starting” his own business.
As a family, running our home business was always a part of our homeschool, and we love helping others find ways to make money at home! My grandfather started a successful grocery store the same year the Great Depression started…and retired very comfortably, my mother started a business at our kitchen table when I was 12, and it supported her very well when my father passed away unexpectedly just 9 years later. Many other members of my family are successful entrepreneurs, also, so what can I say? It’s in my blood.
It can be in yours, too!
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Hi,
My name is Rebecca and I am the managing editor for Home Educating Family magazine, located in Nashville, TN.
Our next issue is on home based business and we have a blog highlight column in each issue.
Would you be interested in our magazine highlighting your blog? If so, please call me at 615.957.7411 or email me at editor@homeeducatingfamily.com.
I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you,
Rebecca
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Great website! I think homeschoolers, especially unschoolers, are natural entrepreneurs. If you think about it, they are using a radically different approach to learning than traditional schools, use plenty of bootstapping to make ends meet, and are starting to gain larger and larger portions of the population as members.
I recently published a post on my website about why homeschoolers attend college early and succeed, and I really believe that it is the entrepreneurial spirit that leads the way! Check it out here: http://spottybanana.com/2010/08/13/why-home-learners-enter-college-early-and-succeed/
Home School: Home Business. They are natural partners!
Thank you for sharing information about your family. I love to see homeschool graduates in action.
The next generation of homeschoolers will become even more savvy in exploring new educational and business opportunities. The web continues to open up more possibilities; but will probably never replace the kitchen table or garage.
Our business also started at the kitchen table – simply finding enjoyable and exciting ways for students to write. Instilling a love of learning remains a passion.
Blessings on all your endeavors as you encourage and support others!
Great business, nice website. I like your take on Site Build it as a computer course. That’s a really good idea! Thanks for commenting.