West Richland’s Newest Entrepreneurs

Young Entrepreneurs

Originally uploaded by Matt McGee

If you happened to drive down Canter Street in the Polo Club section of West Richland this weekend, you probably came across West Richland’s newest entrepreneurs — my son, Sean, and his friend, Alex. This is a photo of the two of them running a lemonade stand outside Alex’s house. For just 25 cents, you get a nice-sized cup of delicious lemonade — I’d be charging 50 cents a shot if it were me.

But they don’t seem to need my advice: The people of West Richland have been patronizing them quite a bit this weekend. Sean came home with more than $4 yesterday, and when I was there this afternoon, they said they were on pace to sell more lemonade today.

Gut feeling? They’ll be doing this several more times this summer. When you’re 10 years old, bringing home a few bucks from just hanging out with your buddy and pouring lemonade for passersby must be pretty addictive. You probably won’t see them next weekend (hydroplane races), but look for them again after that — and stop the car to support a local West Richland business.