Posted on 05/28/2021 9:27:58 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Becoming one of the youngest business owners in the country
"I love treats!" said Addison King.
Advertisement Even at only 5 years old, Addison King is no stranger to the business world.
"We own a couple of restaurants, and she was at the restaurant with us. She saw how everything worked, she could probably run the restaurant," said Selena Johnson, Addison's mother.
One day, Addison's parents were driving when they passed a "For Sale" sign in a shopping plaza.
"I actually told Selena, I want that space, I don't know what to do with the space yet but I want it. And as soon as I said that she overheard that and said, ‘I want my own store,’" said Troy King, Addison's father.
Her parents didn't realize it, but all along, Addison had been watching and learning what it takes to be a boss.
"We had an employee that accidentally stepped on her foot, and she said you're fired. We don't know where that came from because we never said those words," said King.
Addison loves sweets and would always ask her parents for them. So she had an idea to turn dad's new space into a treat shop — Addison's Treat Shop!
"She was very, very particular of different things that she wanted in here," said Johnson.
"She's actively involved and not just a pseudo. I'm adamant about her being involved, making sure that it's her and not just us," said King.
Most of the treats in Addison's Treat Shop are locally sourced and she hopes to make it a place that people from any age range can enjoy.
"We couldn't be more proud of her, especially at 5 years old," said Johnson.
If you would like to support Addison's Treat Shop, click here.
Stand By.
Bets on how long it takes for some local lib to shut her down ?
Why post this spam?
Awww... cute. Good for her parents, raising their child to learn about business.
Why post this spam?
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Why do you think it’s spam? it’s a local news story. It’s a rare positive story which is nice after a steady diet of stories of carnage, sleaze, debauchery, and betrayal.
wait a second... this family owns restaurants and they are asking for monetary support from the public? When did it become normal to beg people for money?
“Support” might be the wrong word. The link takes you to a website to “shop” (not donate).
KSBW is really taking literary license with that article’s title. But it was a cute article.
“Why do you think it’s spam? it’s a local news story. It’s a rare positive story which is nice after a steady diet of stories of carnage, sleaze, debauchery, and betrayal.”
If you really believe a five year old could run a restaurant and run this store I am sure you ‘clicked here’ to support her.
“But it was a cute article.”
What is cute about it?
Whenever I see any video with people wearing masks, I turn it off.
If you really believe a five year old could run a restaurant and run this store I am sure you ‘clicked here’ to support her.
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Guess you never ran a lemonade stand as a kid -or- perhaps you’re the type to call the cops on local kids who setup a lemonade stand.
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That was a local news story. And I did not know there were three separate threads on it posted here. It’s not that interesting.
“Guess you never ran a lemonade stand as a kid”
Guess you don’t know what it takes to run a restaurant ...
“Bets on how long it takes for some local lib to shut her down ?”
Do you really believe a five year old runs a licensed business in a mall?
I don’t have a clue.
All I know is that it is hard work, involves a lot more hours that I ever realized, and doesn’t allow for vacations, at least on the part of chefs.
But is is nice to see the daughter interested in their parent’s works and starting so young.
“...Awww... cute. Good for her parents, raising their child to learn about business....”
Agree. Let her learn early how every swinging, low-life politician/bureaucrat demands a piece of the the success of her risk and capital investment. Let her learn about sales taxes, income taxes, social security taxes, unemployment taxes, inventory taxes, her “fair-share” taxes along with a host of all the other bureaucratic crap that plagues a small-business owner. Nothing like starting out young. /s
So, you are a mask Karen? I don’t even notice whether other people are wearing masks or not. I don’t want the government, or anyone else policing people’s face. People like you want to mind everyone else’s business not you own. Why go around telling everyone to wear a mask or not wear a mask? To me, both of you are stupid.
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