Posts tagged ‘Fun’

Jun 28

Austin From Scratch: An Interview with Torchy

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 our inaugural session we sat down with Mike Rypka, aka Torchy, to talk about his inspiration for starting a taco stand, being a young comedian and Torchy’s world famous Green Chile Pork and Baja Shrimp Tacos. As we discussed in a post earlier this month, Torchy’s is the inspiration for our upcoming AdVenture. Read more

Jun 24

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How to Raise Your Kids to Be Entrepreneurs

This is a re-post of a great article from Inc. Magazine (the original can be found here). I typically prefer to provide my own content for most posts but found this article to be very much in-line with some of the things we’ve discussed here at Shafer…Power! Personally, I would add a sixth item to the list…make sure you’ve having fun! Read more

Jun 17

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Lessons from Father’s Day

I noticed a flurry of articles on the web about dads and entrepreneurship as we headed into Father’s Day weekend. And since I’m on my own journey of entrepreneurism with the kids, I took the time to read through as many of them as I could.

Jun 15

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Entrepreneurial AdVentures BUCKET LIST

Welcome to AdVentures, our newest series on the blog. In this column, we’ll take a closer look at our family’s entrepreneurial venture of the month. We’ve already hosted a thrift sale and a coffee stand and made and sold homemade chocolate bars as well. Rumors of future projects such as publishing a children’s book and making custom cakes can be neither confirmed nor denied. As with all AdVentures, the goal is to have some fun with the kids and learn more about entrepreneurism.

Jun 10

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Isn’t it ironic…don’t you think?

Have you ever been introduced to something new – let’s use food as an example – and before you know it, it’s permeating every aspect of your being? Let’s say a friend mentions a great burger joint she tried recently and it turns out it’s located next door to your child’s school. Read more

A Family's Journey of Entrepreneurism…Fueled by Fun and Adventure.