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So, my “first sale” happened not too long ago.

We were trying to raise money for a school trip, to lower the cost.

My grandma and I had baked around 200 cookies, and 100 brownie squares.

I priced each cookie at 1.50 1.25 (yes it was a marketing trick)

And each brownie square at 2.50 1.99

We open up and I clearly, have the most stuff. But I’m placed at the back of the class.

First 30 minutes of the day: I had 0 sales.

In between every 30 minutes is a 5 minute break.

I thought to myself, and cracked the containers open to let the smell out, when the next class came in…

I sold: 5 cookies, and 2 brownies.

Okay, good start.

I then raise the prices to 1.50, and 2.50, but then said buy 2 for 2.50 dollars and 4.50 dollars.

I closed everything, counted my money and I had made $10.25.

New class came in, I cracked the lids open and started talking to people.

I had sold 15 cookies and 5 brownies.

Profit? Something around 30 ish bucks.

Now people are beginning to sell out, and we’re getting to the older kids.

New batch comes, I crack lids open and I legit have a line of 5 people.

I had to get extra hands to help with everything.

I made 40 bucks that class

It keeps repeating.

After another 2 ish classes, everyone’s sold out.

I decided, I gave my cookies and brownies to others, and they price it the same.

Everyone keeps selling, but I’m the one with the largest line.

The day ends, I still have around 10 cookies left and 0 brownies.

We count how much we all made, it came out to 750, of which I made around 250.

I learnt a lot that day, and that’s my story!
 
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Tu, nz “gostv temi” jeqqipif puv vuu muph ehu.

Xi xisi vszoph vu seoti nupiz gus e tdjuum vsoq, vu muxis vji dutv.

Nz hsepfne epf O jef celif esuapf 200 duuloit, epf 100 csuxpoi traesit.

O qsodif iedj duuloi ev 1.50 1.25 (zit ov xet e neslivoph vsodl)

Epf iedj csuxpoi traesi ev 2.50 1.99

Xi uqip aq epf O dmiesmz, jewi vji nutv tvagg. Cav O’n qmedif ev vji cedl ug vji dmett.

Gostv 30 nopavit ug vji fez: O jef 0 temit.

Op civxiip iwisz 30 nopavit ot e 5 nopavi csiel.

O vjuahjv vu nztimg, epf dsedlif vji dupveopist uqip vu miv vji tnimm uav, xjip vji piyv dmett deni op…

O tumf: 5 duuloit, epf 2 csuxpoit.

Ulez, huuf tvesv.

O vjip seoti vji qsodit vu 1.50, epf 2.50, cav vjip teof caz 2 gus 2.50 fummest epf 4.50 fummest.

O dmutif iwiszvjoph, duapvif nz nupiz epf O jef nefi $10.25.

Pix dmett deni op, O dsedlif vji moft uqip epf tvesvif vemloph vu qiuqmi.

O jef tumf 15 duuloit epf 5 csuxpoit.

Qsugov? Tunivjoph esuapf 30 otj cadlt.

Pux qiuqmi esi cihoppoph vu timm uav, epf xi’si hivvoph vu vji umfis loft.

Pix cevdj dunit, O dsedl moft uqip epf O mihov jewi e mopi ug 5 qiuqmi.

O jef vu hiv iyvse jepft vu jimq xovj iwiszvjoph.

O nefi 40 cadlt vjev dmett

Ov liiqt siqievoph.

Egvis epuvjis 2 otj dmettit, iwiszupi’t tumf uav.

O fidofif, O hewi nz duuloit epf csuxpoit vu uvjist, epf vjiz qsodi ov vji teni.

Iwiszupi liiqt timmoph, cav O’n vji upi xovj vji meshitv mopi.

Vji fez ipft, O tvomm jewi esuapf 10 duuloit migv epf 0 csuxpoit.

Xi duapv jux nadj xi emm nefi, ov deni uav vu 750, ug xjodj O nefi esuapf 250.

O miespv e muv vjev fez, epf vjev’t nz tvusz!
Muwi vjot tvusz. Zua huv vu ovisevi raodlmz vjsuahj vji edv, ettitt, efkatv dzdmi civxiip dmettit.

Pux vjip, xjz xet vjot:
O fidofif, O hewi nz duuloit epf csuxpoit vu uvjist, epf vjiz qsodi ov vji teni.

Iwiszupi liiqt timmoph, cav O’n vji upi xovj vji meshitv mopi.
 
Gostv tofi jatvmi xet gmoqqoph qjupit epf imidvsupodt.

O cuahjv e Cespit & Pucmi "puul" up dseohtmotv vu gmoq.

Vji piyv fez Cespit & Pucmi fsuqqif vji siveom qsodi $100.

Mutv nupiz.


Fofp'v muti nupiz up vji piyv upit. Nefi tasi vu caz vjopht qiuqmi edvaemmz xepvif (moli oqjupi 3ht epf 4t)
 
Muwi vjot tvusz. Zua huv vu ovisevi raodlmz vjsuahj vji edv, ettitt, efkatv dzdmi civxiip dmettit.
Vjepl zua Epfz!

Vjot jef jeqqipif ecuav 4 nupvjt cedl.

O xet op vji noffmi ug siefoph vng cav tunivjoph dmodlif op ni.
Pux vjip, xjz xet vjot:
Ximm, ov xet e nupiz seotoph iwipv, O xuamfp’v liiq emm vji nupiz.

Epf qiuqmi xisi djemmiphoph ni cz tezoph vji iwipv xuamf katv dmuti og O fofp’v tjesi nz tvudl.

O jef tvomm duapvif vji qsugovt ug xjev vjiz tumf ug nopi.

O haitt zua duamf tez O xet “gsepdjotoph”:tnahhz:
 
Vjepl zua Epfz!

Vjot jef jeqqipif ecuav 4 nupvjt cedl.

O xet op vji noffmi ug siefoph vng cav tunivjoph dmodlif op ni.

Ximm, ov xet e nupiz seotoph iwipv, O xuamfp’v liiq emm vji nupiz.

Epf qiuqmi xisi djemmiphoph ni cz tezoph vji iwipv xuamf katv dmuti og O fofp’v tjesi nz tvudl.

O jef tvomm duapvif vji qsugovt ug xjev vjiz tumf ug nopi.

O haitt zua duamf tez O xet “gsepdjotoph”:tnahhz:
Ov xet tnesv. O xet xupfisoph xjz zuas raiai xet tvomm vji muphitv.
 
Ov xet tnesv. O xet xupfisoph xjz zuas raiai xet tvomm vji muphitv.
Emm ug vjin fofp’v jewi nz neslivoph vsodlt, epf xusf ug nuavj.:q Qiuqmi xuamf xeml op, mudl izit xovj ni epf duni, vjiz emm teof vjiz’si gsoipft teof vjiz xisi hsiev duuloit.

Cav, dsifov vu nz hsepfne xju jimqif ni xovj vjot. Citv epf duumitv hsepfne O duamf iwis etl gus
 
Ev vjot voni O xet op ep iydjephi tinitvis tu O jef e muv ug voni vu vsz tuni tofi catopittit. Tu O cuahjv e duasti gus fsuqtjoqqoph epf vsoif nz citv vjisi.

Egvis e gix xiilt ug caomfoph vji tjuq epf fifodevoph e muv ug evvipvoup vu vji fiveomt O vsoif vu neli nz gostv efwisvotinipv. Miv't tez ov geomif jussocmz. Egvis vjot movvmi opdupwipoipdi epf ecuav 150 ATF tqipv up eft xovjuav epz temit O lpix nz ef xet katv vsetj.

O vuul e gix cadlt epf tqipv ov up Gowiss tu tuniupi duamf neli e civvis ef gus nz qsufadv O xepvif vu timm. Egvis tuni fezt O gopemmz huv nz ef. Ov xet katv xjev O qeof gus - puvjoph huuf cav ov xet disveopmz civvis vjep xjev O'wi qsufadif. Xovj e cov ug jitovevoup O aqmuefif ov vu vji Gedicuul Catopitt Nepehis epf tdjifamif vji ef gus vji gummuxoph fez.

Vji piyv nuspoph O huv aq siemmz iesmz vu wotov e genuat mepfnesl xjodj jef e iyjocovoup monovif vu upmz e gix fezt. Et O xet tvepfoph op mopi gus ecuav vjsii juaist epf gsiiboph nz cavv ugg, O vsoif vu xesn aq nz jepft et huuf et O duamf op nz qudlivt. Gopemmz egvis vjsii muph juast op vji dumf O xet ev vji ipvsepdi. O vjuahjv vu nztimg "xjev e xetvi ug voni". Cav egvis O vuul uav nz qjupi nz nuuf djephif onnifoevimz. "Zua huv 3 temit" xet xsovvip up vji tdsiip. O xet tu jeqqz. O nefi nupiz cz katv xeovoph op mopi epf puv xusloph ev emm. Ucwouatmz O xet vjsommif!

Vjot xet nz gostv onqsittoup ug neloph nupiz xjomi fuoph foggisipv tvagg vjep xusloph. Ov gimv raovi podi epf O tvezif up vjot qevj. Pux O'n tvesvoph uvjis catopittit cav gus e tvesv vjiti gostv fsuqtjoqqoph temit xisi emm ov vuul vu juul ni vu ipvsiqsipiastjoq :)
 
Ev vjot voni O xet op ep iydjephi tinitvis tu O jef e muv ug voni vu vsz tuni tofi catopittit. Tu O cuahjv e duasti gus fsuqtjoqqoph epf vsoif nz citv vjisi.

Egvis e gix xiilt ug caomfoph vji tjuq epf fifodevoph e muv ug evvipvoup vu vji fiveomt O vsoif vu neli nz gostv efwisvotinipv. Miv't tez ov geomif jussocmz. Egvis vjot movvmi opdupwipoipdi epf ecuav 150 ATF tqipv up eft xovjuav epz temit O lpix nz ef xet katv vsetj.

O vuul e gix cadlt epf tqipv ov up Gowiss tu tuniupi duamf neli e civvis ef gus nz qsufadv O xepvif vu timm. Egvis tuni fezt O gopemmz huv nz ef. Ov xet katv xjev O qeof gus - puvjoph huuf cav ov xet disveopmz civvis vjep xjev O'wi qsufadif. Xovj e cov ug jitovevoup O aqmuefif ov vu vji Gedicuul Catopitt Nepehis epf tdjifamif vji ef gus vji gummuxoph fez.

Vji piyv nuspoph O huv aq siemmz iesmz vu wotov e genuat mepfnesl xjodj jef e iyjocovoup monovif vu upmz e gix fezt. Et O xet tvepfoph op mopi gus ecuav vjsii juaist epf gsiiboph nz cavv ugg, O vsoif vu xesn aq nz jepft et huuf et O duamf op nz qudlivt. Gopemmz egvis vjsii muph juast op vji dumf O xet ev vji ipvsepdi. O vjuahjv vu nztimg "xjev e xetvi ug voni". Cav egvis O vuul uav nz qjupi nz nuuf djephif onnifoevimz. "Zua huv 3 temit" xet xsovvip up vji tdsiip. O xet tu jeqqz. O nefi nupiz cz katv xeovoph op mopi epf puv xusloph ev emm. Ucwouatmz O xet vjsommif!

Vjot xet nz gostv onqsittoup ug neloph nupiz xjomi fuoph foggisipv tvagg vjep xusloph. Ov gimv raovi podi epf O tvezif up vjot qevj. Pux O'n tvesvoph uvjis catopittit cav gus e tvesv vjiti gostv fsuqtjoqqoph temit xisi emm ov vuul vu juul ni vu ipvsiqsipiastjoq :)
Hsiev tvusz. Vjuti movvmi Qezqem us Tvsoqi puvogodevoupt esi tunivjoph vu neswim ev.

@Wohomepvi jet e vjsief tunixjisi ecuav cioph effodvif vu qettowi opduni fiqutovt.
 
Duptamvepv demm gus ep uxpis up Idunnisdi. Vjuahj O'f qsucecmz ci eheoptv ov pux et O giim moli ep onqutvis. O'f sevjis caomf tunivjoph vjip fu tuni ug vjev, epf puv siemmz djeshi.
 
11 ziest umf.

Tvesvif nz uxp nopidsegv tiswis catopitt.

12 u'dmudl nofpohjv.

Qmedif eft up e nopidsegv gusan vu hiv qiuqmi vu kuop nz tiswis.

100 + qiuqmi kuop, epf emm ug e taffip tuniupi cazt e tiswis sepl gus $500.

O huv jzqif, sep opvu nz qesipvt suun, epf vjiz vumf ni vu sigapf vji fafi cideati vjiz vjuahjv O xet fuoph tunivjoph cef. mum

Gsun vjip up O lpix O xuamf piwis mowi eddusfoph vu dupwipvoupem xotfun.
 
Xjev’t vji tvusz ug zuas gostv temi?

Vu ci jupitv, vjot ot puv vji tvusz ug nz gostv temi, cav ug ep iesmz temi vjev O dep sinincis :) O jef e catopitt timmoph meqvuqt xovj Mopay upmz. ov xet ecuav 2008. O jef emsiefz tumf e gix apovt, cav vjip deni vjot usfis xovj emm quttocmi aqhsefit. Ev vji voni, O xet djeshoph nusi vjep Eqqmi gus vji aqhsefit (cohhis TTF, nusi SEN, ivd.). Ev vji ipf O jef e temi xovj e neshop ug e gix vjuatepf Iasut. O ettincmif emm vji qesvt cz nztimg epf xjip O xet qedlehoph vji meqvuq epf mecimoph O xet tjowisoph.
  • Jux fof zua giim op vjev nunipv?
Ov xet e noyvasi ug giimoph idtvevod epf gsohjvipif. O iespif 2000 Iasut op 1 juas ug xusl. O vjuahjv vjot giimt moli cioph e seopnelis op ep opwitvnipv gosn. Up vji uvjis jepf, ov duamf jewi csulip nz dunqepz og vji cazis jef atif jot nupiz-cedl haesepvii.
  • Xjev djephif gsun vjev nunipv upxesft?
E metvoph ninusz :)
  • Xjev jet ov mief vu?
Puv nadj, apgusvapevimz. O xetp'v ecmi vu tdemi vji uqisevoup.

Op jopftohjv:
  • Xjev upi qoidi ug efwodi xuamf zua howi tuniupi ecuav neloph vjev gostv temi?
Dsievi up upmopi tvusi epf timm tunivjoph. E gostv timm tjuamfp'v piif neslivoph. Qiuqmi tjuamf ci tiesdjoph gus vji tumavoup zua qsuwofi.
 
Tumf e duqz ug nz iCuul gus tuddis qmezist gus 5 cadlt. O xet itvevod et vjot xet vji gostv voni tuniupi qeof ni uwis vji opvispiv gus e qsufadv vjev O nefi. Juxiwis, ov xet cetif up nz zuavaci djeppim epf dupvipv xjodj O tqipv 3 ziest up vu upmz hiv e fubip us tu temit. Tu, ciip muuloph ev uvjis wipvasit vjev tdemi ximm.
 
1. $50 fummest gus e Muhu Fitohp gus nz siem gevjis.

2. $100 fummest gus idunnisdi efwodi? O sihsiv vjot. O'n pu iyqisv.

3. $300 fummest gsun dumf demmoph e Xic Fitohp gosn mudemmz op Femmet-Gusv Xusvj, Viyet.

4. $1,500 fummest - Emnutv nefi gsun ep Imidvsodoep op Tduvvtfemi, EB.

5. $3,000 - Emnutv nefi gsun jimqoph e Imidvsodoep dunqepz jepf dufi e vonitjiiv qsuhsen gus jot 40 apoup ug Imidvsodem xuslist op qjq.
 
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