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Bitten by the Business Bug – A Book Review

Posted by html404 on September 1, 2010
in Books, Education

I received the following book in exchange for writing a review. While I consider it a privilege to receive free products to review, my review is my honest opinion and thoughts of the book.

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Jason O’Neill was one of the people to respond to our Back to School Product Guide with a pitch about his Pencil Bugs and new book, Bitten by the Business Bug. He generously offered to giveaway a copy of his book to our readers, which is our current giveaway. The book was written by Jason, who is a teen entrepreneur. It is filled with common sense tips for business and life, all from Jason’s own experience.

I had hoped to have this review posted earlier but a certain little “Sir Eats Alot” (our two-week-old son) arrived earlier than anticipated and threw us off our posting and reviewing schedule. Bitten by the Business Bug is a must read for parents and their kids, whether you are interested in business or not. Jason is an inspiration. I am having my daughters read his book. Right now my oldest daughter is working her way through it and is about half way done. I will have her post her review, as well as her sisters’, so you get different perspective from them.

Schools do not teach entrepreneurship or thinking outside the box. That’s why my husband and I are interested in books like Jason’s to help fill in the gaps of our children’s education with supplemental material.

Bitten by the Business Bug is a close look at a young entrepreneur’s adventure into business ownership, the opportunities that have come with that ownership and the lessons learned. These opportunities and lessons have taught Jason so much more than he would ever learn in school alone. He and his parents have been wise in keeping school first, being a normal kid second and business third. In doing so this has allowed Jason to be a kid, but even more than that has taught him that just because he is a kid doesn’t have to limit what he can accomplish. Jason has big aspirations for Pencil Bugs and it will be interesting to see all that Jason will do in the future.

Pencil Bugs

Jason is a philanthropist at heart. Since the advent of Pencil Bugs has given portion of his earnings a to kids in need, whether that is helping kids in foster care or sick children in the hospital. From donations to gift bags, Jason has helped meet the needs of children in his community.

I think both parents and children will learn much from Jason. I know I did and hope my children do too.

Visit www.PencilBugs.com for more information about Jason, his book and business.


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Back to School Product Guide: School Supplies Part 2

Posted by Bobbie Gould on August 9, 2010
in Product Guides 2010, School

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In part 1 we featured backpacks in part 2 we are going feature all these great school supplies for your child’s desk.

1.) Pencil Bugs- These cute pencil toppers are mad by a 14 yo entrepreneur. You can buy a set of 8 for ($16) They are 8 different colors. Jason, the maker of these cute little school accessories, even named them! Read more about them here.

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2.) Pentel Products- Jolt mechanical pencil. ($2.75) It releases new lead with a simple two shakes, instead of the standard click that most mechanical pencils use. Clear window displays unique spring mechanism. Contoured barrel provides added comfort for extended periods of time. Writes 0.5mm crisp, fine lines. Refillable with Pentel Super Hi-Polymer lead and PDE-1 erasers. It comes in blue, pink, green, and orange.

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3.) Pentel Products- The new Handy-line S Retractable Highlighter ($1.79) is made from 54% recycled plastic and has a refillable barrel, making this product environmentally friendly. Made of 54% post-consumer material by weight. Advanced seal technology to maintain tip freshness. It comes in 6 different ink colors, yellow, blue, violet, pink, orange, and light green.

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4.) Pentel Products- The Rolly 4-Color pen ($6.90) makes classifying notes easier with its four color barrel. Click one of the 4 color-coded buttons to choose your radiant ink color. Perfect for recording data in different colors. Pen barrel comes in pink, black, silver, green, and blue.

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5.) Aroma Home Fuzzy Friends Notebook ($10.00) Office and school notepads can be a bit boring; Aroma home fuzzy friends notebooks spice up the traditional notepad! They come in lined white paper, a removable cover for re-use on other note pads, they are available in six different animals, and are made with the softest plush material!

6. ) Write Stuff- This cool company is a prepackaged back to school supply company who bundles items necessary for classrooms. They build them specific to teacher’s needs. As we pack exactly the items needed, we save parents time and money. For example, a student supply list may say “3 pens”, and at a retail store would have to buy a pack of 12. This applies to many items; pencils, hiliters, Sharpies, etc. Besides parents most likely have to go from store to store to find everything. As economy belts are tightening, so are the budgets at schools. More and more supplies are ending up on student required supply lists. Sales tax is only for IL. They ship across the country. Check them out here.

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7.) Disney- Supply Kit this cute kit comes with a pencil sharpener, eraser, a small notebook (50 pages), pencil case, 3 folders, and 3 pencils. Designs are in Cars, Toy Story 3, Fairies, and Disney Princesses.

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