Aug 22
Welcome to Shafspiration! In this series, we’ll be re-posting the most inspiring and informative articles (and videos) on the web supplementing our family’s journey of entrepreneurism – not only because learning is one of our goals for the journey – but it also adds to the fun and AdVenture.
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Austin From Scratch is our newest series on the blog and includes interviews with local entrepreneurs who have created a thriving business here in the heart of Texas. For this session of Austin From Scratch, we sat down with Wes Hurt, Founder of Hey Cupcake! to talk about catfish, freedom and the Vanilla Dream. This interview comes on the heels of a recent AdVenture where Owen and Malia learned how Hey Cupcake! makes their world-famous treats. Read more
There are so many inspiring and informative articles on the web supplementing our family’s journey of entrepreneurism…that I have decided to add a new category to our blog. Welcome to Shafspiration! In this series, I’ll be re-posting the best of the web’s best – not only because learning is one of our goals for the journey – but it also adds to the fun and AdVenture.
(This week’s original post can be found here.) While this articles discusses entreprenurism as a tool out of poverty for at-risk youth, the message has universal appeal and can be applied to any school. In fact, the last sentence of the entire article sums it up best, “Because I own my business, I know I have a future.” Read more
Welcome to AdVentures! In this series, we’ll take a closer look at our family’s entrepreneurial venture of the month. In past months, we’ve hosted a taco wagon, a coffee stand and made and sold homemade chocolate bars. For August’s event, we were fortunate to partner with a local favorite, Hey Cupcake!, to learn about making great cupcakes. As with all AdVentures, the goal is to have some fun with the kids and learn more about entrepreneurism. Read more
There are so many inspiring and informative articles on the web supplementing our family’s journey of entrepreneurism…that I have decided to add a new category to our blog. Welcome to Shafspiration! In this series, I’ll be re-posting the best of the web’s best – not only because learning is one of our goals for the journey – but it also adds to the fun and AdVenture.
(This week’s original post can be found here.) The only other step I would add to this list is a reminder, “If the kids are having fun, you’re definitely doing something right.” Read more
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