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Posts tagged ‘Learning’

The Back to School Challenge

It’s that time of the year again…New outfits being purchased.  Stockpiling of supplies.  Sleep schedules re-adjusted.  Summer days drifting away.  And that’s just for me.  I won’t even mention the list for the kids.  Yep, it’s time for back to school! Read more

Weekend Warriors Dog Walking Service

Welcome to Shafer…Power!  In an effort to have some fun and learn more about entrepreneurism, the kids and I have launched a weekend dog walking service here in Jester called Weekend Warriors Dog Walking Service.  We provide great service, competitive rates, ($3/15 minutes or $5/half hour) and plenty of love for your pet.  Please email your inquiry to paul@shaferpower.com or call/text 512.689.1583.  The service is for Jester only and all walks are overseen by an adult.  

More Shafspiration: The LEGO® Story

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: An Interview with Wes Hurt, Founder of Hey Cupcake!

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

Why Every School in America Should Teach Entrepreneurship

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