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YUMZ by Gray and Sumz “Happy Cookies Made by Kids” was started as a challenge set by Nicole Haughton Wright for her two young children to develop a sense of independence and to learn about the principles of entrepreneurship. Started in late 2020 by Gray (6) and Summer (4) with the help of their mum, YUMZ Happy Cookies is now a trademarked brand with its own Instagram page yumz.happycookies. The kids bake, package and sell chocolate chip cookies and sugar cookies. They also sell branded kids aprons and pre-made cookie dough kits for baking.
An Introduction to Kidpreneurship: A Parent’s Guide “Top 10 Tips for Aspiring Kidpreneurs”. This book is a kid-friendly guide to entrepreneurship that will help parents to assist and encourage any child between the age of 5-11 expressing an interest in starting a business. It highlights ten top tips and with each tip comes there is an easy to complete workbook entry for parent and child to complete together. These comprehensive tips will provide a clear and concise understanding of the steps to be taken to create a business. This book introduces entreprenuership to children in a fun and creative way. There is a level two book in production which will have greater focus on marketing, sales and business planning. Level two will target older kids from 11-17 years.
Our goal at
Yumz Kidz
is to positively shape young minds through
entrepreneurship in the areas of business, marketing,
branding
and financial
literacy.
Our vision is to establish children’s labs worldwide for innovation and
creativity through entrepreneurship in collaboration with the global NGO
community.
Our mission is to empower children of all ages with the tools and
confidence to start their own business.
About The Author
Nicole Haughton Wright grew up in an entrepreneurial
home as a fourth generation member of a family business. Haughton’s
Pharmacy
Limited was
founded by her great grandfather
in 1920 and is still in operation
today, over 100 years later. Visit Haughton’s
Pharmacy
Limited on Facebook and Instagram.
A
former Miss Jamaica Universe;
this marketer, wife
and mother of two is passionate about teaching her children the principles of
entrepreneurship and fostering an interest at an early age. Her son,
Gray (7) and
daughter, Summer (5) are the proud owners of their own cookie business,
YUMZ
Happy Cookies. read more