Take Leah Koopman of Hastings, for example. The inspiration for her product line was her sister's misfortune. My sister broke her arm three times. From the Heart. She takes her own pictures, such as landscapes and cute kitties, cuts them with a specially edged pair of scissors and places them on a blank card.
Customers choose their photo and their message.
The Trumbull youth has her own equipment and a darkroom at her home. Some students needed no lessons in business promotion. He made a sign announcing his repair business, then kick-started his advertising by riding a lawn mower with the sign and trailer in tow in a Fourth of July parade. May. They sell fresh-baked Otis Spunkmeyer cookies by the dozen, and will deliver them to homes while still warm from the oven. They've sold several hundred since May, the boys said.