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Who wants to be a millionaire? · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Who wants to be a millionaire? Written by Tom Collins.
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  Speaker 1: This article is being read by an automated voice brought
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  Speaker 1: to you by Everlett. Emma Mertiz of Peru will bank
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  Speaker 1: her first million by age thirty. You can put in
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  Speaker 1: the books. In fact, she's off to a pretty good start.
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  Speaker 1: Emma thirteen and her mom Stacy, pitched a stand Saturday
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  Speaker 1: at Washington Square to hawk doggy delights. Emma is handy
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  Speaker 1: in the kitchen, but her specialty is making treats for
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  Speaker 1: our canine friends. Everything is made naturally, Emma explained. I
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  Speaker 1: make everything with pumpkin or peanut butter or rolled oats
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  Speaker 1: and stuff like that. I have two dogs, a Shitsu
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  Speaker 1: and a Labrador, and they love to eat the treats.
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  Speaker 1: Emma was among dozens of future entrepreneurs who set up
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  Speaker 1: shop at the fifth annual Children's Business Fair in downtown Ottawa.
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  Speaker 1: The event is designed to teach kids about the basics
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  Speaker 1: of running a business by creating products and managing a
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  Speaker 1: sales stall. It also showcased some talented crafters and bakers.
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  Speaker 1: Neve Lucas twelve whipped up a mouthwatering array of treats,
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  Speaker 1: including banana muffins, chocolate cake, rice crispies, treats, brownies, and
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  Speaker 1: chocolate chip cookies. It was Nevey's second year at the
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  Speaker 1: children's fair, and she hoped for an even better haul
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  Speaker 1: than in her inaugural run. I was surprised, Nevey said
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  Speaker 1: of her first year selling baked goods. I didn't think
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  Speaker 1: I would do as well as I did. The experience
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  Speaker 1: also forced her to brush up her math skills, which
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  Speaker 1: hadn't been on par with her baking abilities. That's one
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  Speaker 1: of the reasons Prairie Fox Books launched the program to
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  Speaker 1: get kids to burnish their studies with real life business efforts.
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  Speaker 1: Mary Olsen, owner and event organizer, has said previously that
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  Speaker 1: she brainstormed a variety of creative community events and settled
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  Speaker 1: on a business fair in part because it's so engaging
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  Speaker 1: for children. Olson announced three winning businesses. Bella Crochet's won
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  Speaker 1: Most Unique, The Pop and Pen won Best Elevator, Pitch
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  Speaker 1: and Tugs Entreats won Best Marketing. Evelyn Kozak of Lost
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  Speaker 1: and Learned to Monitor the forecast. The eleven year old
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  Speaker 1: is in her fourth year at the Children's Business Fair,
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  Speaker 1: selling flowers in vases along with photos and homemade jewelry.
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  Speaker 1: One of the booboos in previous years was watching the
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  Speaker 1: vases go flying when the wind kicked up, so Evelyn
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  Speaker 1: learned to check the weather app and fill the vases
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  Speaker 1: with water to steady them against a sudden breeze. I
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  Speaker 1: would say, I am very pleased, Evelyn said of her
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  Speaker 1: early sales. She plans to be an author when she
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  Speaker 1: grows up, but wouldn't rule out a business venture she
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  Speaker 1: could grow. While writing the great American novel Kate Reid
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  Speaker 1: of Grand Ridge is bringing up two entrepreneurs. Daughters, Jane
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  Speaker 1: nine and Anna fourteen, had adjoining booths, so mom could
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  Speaker 1: keep an eye on the foot traffic as well as
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  Speaker 1: the till. Anna is in the bracelet making business, while
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  Speaker 1: Jane specializes in blankets and pillows, especially tailored for our
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  Speaker 1: furry friends. Sales were off to a brisk start, which
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  Speaker 1: begged the question what presents will they give their parents
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  Speaker 1: when they bank their first million. Anna pondered that for
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  Speaker 1: a moment, I would get my dad a fish finder
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  Speaker 1: for his boat, she said, And I would get my
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  Speaker 1: mom a horse. And how long before mom and dad
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  Speaker 1: get a piece of her first seven figures? Hopefully by
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  Speaker 1: the time, I'm twenty, but I'm thinking never. Anna admitted
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  Speaker 1: I spent too much