Ringing in the New Year with the Kids

I thought I’d take a few minutes to write a short blog post this afternoon as we close out 2014, and look forward to shouting Happy New Year tonight with friends and family. It’s been a great year for our family of six. Along with playing all sorts of sports, we started two companies this year for, and with, our kids, Be Sport Happy and Healthé Concessions. Our goal is to teach our kids how to run a business, while at the same time teaching them that sports and happiness go hand in hand, and healthy foods at the concessions stands are important for kids who participate in organized sports. It will be a journey not a sprint to get these companies profitable, but we are proud of our first six months as an entrepreneurial family. With kids ages 1, 3, 5 and 7, it is going to take some time to get them fully engaged in the family businesses (especially since we do these in the evenings and on weekends, when we have extra time away from our regular daily schedules of school and work). But we have been impressed at what small conversations and little company tasks have brought great excitement to the kids, and we are happy that they are starting to feel a sense of responsibility and ownership in these ventures. This year it was about launching the two brands and getting the legal paperwork, community exposure, and marketing websites up and running. Next year we will focus on product development and sales. We want to thank all of you for joining us on this journey, and we want to wish you all a happy and healthy 2015!!

Visit us at www.besporthappy.com for more info on the 35 sports available for kids in Saratoga ages 3-13. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/besporthappy or join our Be Sport Happy Saratoga Equipment Exchange group on Facebook and exchange used sports equipment with other Saratoga families: www.facebook.com/groups/besporthappy. Also find us at www.healtheconcessions.com and like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/healtheconcessions.