Known for its signature Kids Public Speaking program, Johan Speaking Academy cultivates children to express and communicate confidently. However, on the term 4 graduation ceremony which took place on 10th and 11th of November 2018 at Evolve concept Mall, the founder Johan and co-founder Cherry brought in a new initiative called “kids’ entrepreneurship”. You read correctly- kids standing and selling, not for themselves to buy new toys though. This endeavour was brought forward by Johan Speaking Academy to contribute to Rumah Suci Rohani, Bandar Utama.
On Saturday 10th of November 2018, the kids from TTDI began their sales. They were helped by their parents to set up their stalls. The first stall was selling books and toys from as low as RM 1, followed by the fresh farm products such as spinach. Other stalls can be seen selling chocolate bouquet, spin the wheel contest and craft items such as frames and stickers. The shoppers at the Mall were amazed at how the kids could tell them the price and handle the change. One can certainly not refuse to buy a bouquet from a sweet 10 years old kid.
On Sunday 11th of November 2018, the stalls were different as they were taken over by the kids from TTDI, Bangsar, Puchong, Shah Alam, Ampang, Mont Kiara, Kajang, Subang, and PJ SS2. The stalls present were slime making station, Henna application station, Homemade bath salt and scrubs, Lego building station, and again crafts and art. The slime making station gathered a lot of attention and ALL the kids wanted to get their hands on the slime. Even adults were lining up, but the most amazing part of it was that the handler of this station were three cute siblings.
When you interview thousands of entrepreneurs, you can find out that many of them started as little kids. Years ago, this was not as possible as it is today with so many e-commerce platforms and the advancement of the digital world in itself. There are kid entrepreneurs who launched businesses and even turned profits and hired employees before they were old enough to drive--in some cases, before they were old enough to see a rated PG-13 movie. Recently, a 13-year-old boy made USD 165,000 (~ RM 660,000) designing bow ties with his mom. Therefore, by commencing such a program, Johan and Cherry are creating the next big entrepreneurs from such a tender age.
“Let them sell and let them learn”, says Cherry who went around buying from each stall. Both Johan and Cherry encouraged parents and the crowd to purchase from the kids throughout the event. Their aim is not to make sales but to give the child the experience of handling money and questions on their own. This kind of initiative deserve applaud from the founders and we can’t see which of these kids will become the next big entrepreneur!
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