For weeks, 9-year-old Addi Gonthier was preparing for a sweet gig as mini manager at Sweet Cheeks cookie shop.”I thought it would be really cool because I love Sweet Cheeks,” she said. “I love cookies and designing things.”Renee Terry started the cookie business ten years ago, originally running it from home.”It started as just something to stay home, be with my kids … and just pay the bills,” Terry said. “It just kind of evolved over the years.”Once Terry opened a storefront in downtown Amesbury, she said she felt she was away from home too much. Her solution was to get her kids involved. She made them mini managers for a day.Ultimately, Terry decided she’d accept applications from kids in the community and welcome in a new mini manager each month.The kids get to pick an overall theme for the cookies and decorations. Addi chose Hello Kitty for her mini manager day.”We had business meetings, and we discussed flavors, and we discussed activities, we even discussed budgets,” Terry said. “We discussed all of those things that go into a business at an age-appropriate level.”Each mini manager meets at least twice with Terry for planning, then they get to run the show on a given Saturday.”This is a great way for the kids in the community to feel empowered to learn a little bit about business entrepreneurship,” she said. “It’s not just necessarily them telling me what they want and me saying, ‘Yes, okay.’ There’s a lot of back and forth in it so that they can understand what goes into it.”One mini manager named Matthew even got a celebrity visit during his WWE-themed day, John Cena Senior!”He asked to see the manager and as soon as he walked in, Matthew’s face lit right up. He knew exactly who he was,” Terry said. “He stayed for 45 minutes, and he just took pictures and he spoke with everybody, honestly one of the nicest guys that I’ve ever met.”Shauna Gonthier, Addi’s mother, said it was a great experience for Addi.”The whole concept just overall is really great of being able to show kids like what the business aspect looks like, what the creative aspect looks like, she’s been involved from the start to the finish,” Gonthier said.Find more information here.
For weeks, 9-year-old Addi Gonthier was preparing for a sweet gig as mini manager at Sweet Cheeks cookie shop.
“I thought it would be really cool because I love Sweet Cheeks,” she said. “I love cookies and designing things.”
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Renee Terry started the cookie business ten years ago, originally running it from home.
“It started as just something to stay home, be with my kids … and just pay the bills,” Terry said. “It just kind of evolved over the years.”
Once Terry opened a storefront in downtown Amesbury, she said she felt she was away from home too much. Her solution was to get her kids involved. She made them mini managers for a day.
Ultimately, Terry decided she’d accept applications from kids in the community and welcome in a new mini manager each month.
The kids get to pick an overall theme for the cookies and decorations. Addi chose Hello Kitty for her mini manager day.
“We had business meetings, and we discussed flavors, and we discussed activities, we even discussed budgets,” Terry said. “We discussed all of those things that go into a business at an age-appropriate level.”
Each mini manager meets at least twice with Terry for planning, then they get to run the show on a given Saturday.
“This is a great way for the kids in the community to feel empowered to learn a little bit about business entrepreneurship,” she said. “It’s not just necessarily them telling me what they want and me saying, ‘Yes, okay.’ There’s a lot of back and forth in it so that they can understand what goes into it.”
One mini manager named Matthew even got a celebrity visit during his WWE-themed day, John Cena Senior!
“He asked to see the manager and as soon as he walked in, Matthew’s face lit right up. He knew exactly who he was,” Terry said. “He stayed for 45 minutes, and he just took pictures and he spoke with everybody, honestly one of the nicest guys that I’ve ever met.”
Shauna Gonthier, Addi’s mother, said it was a great experience for Addi.
“The whole concept just overall is really great of being able to show kids like what the business aspect looks like, what the creative aspect looks like, she’s been involved from the start to the finish,” Gonthier said.
Find more information here.
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