The family plans to open a snow cone business called Blakes Snow Shack on May 7. The city council is slated to give final approval of the business on Feb. 1, the report states. The young man is the president of the company, and his parents are co-owners
1. In Texas the city council has absolutely NO SAY whether or not you can start a business in a city.
2. They formed a corporation and say the parents are co-owners? Corporations don’t have co-owners...they have stock holders.
3. In Texas you are required to have a minimum of $1,000 in assets to even file for a corporation.
4. Come on! A corporation formed to sell snow cones?
5. Where did the kid get all of the money to buy all of the equipment, supplies, vehicle, insurance and all other costs of starting and doing business? HUH?
In summary: The kid did not do this by himself but was set up by his parents simply to “show and tell” what a business titan he was and to heap praise upon him for something he could not do by himself.
My son was afflicted by Myotonic Dystrophy and was mentally and physically crippled. I went through numerous experiences whereby others did things for him and praised him for doing it himself. It made them feel better for after they patted themselves on their backs and went home, he quickly became despondent to find out that he actually could not do the feats alone and without their help. False hope is a terrible thing to do to someone who mentally and physically can’t do it alone.
In some states, such as Kansas,vocational rehabilitation services will help people with disabilities start their own business.