7 Ways to Help Teens Start a Summer Business

It appears my quest to find summer work for teens is falling on deaf ears.  Maybe this article will help someone.

With youth unemployment at an all-time high, instead of helping a young person to find a job, how about helping to create one?

The Bureau of Labor and Statistics reports that the unemployment rate for teens this summer is expected to be 26.4 percent--the highest number since they began tracking in 1948. Double that number and you begin to come close to the unemployment rate for black and Hispanic teens. Summer jobs that many of us were accustomed to growing up are virtually non-existent. Research shows a direct correlation to criminal activity and lack of meaningful work experience among teens.

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