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No matter the age of the child, it’s never too early to begin teaching them about money, finances and how local businesses operate. Toddlers can interact with toy cash registers, and teens can step into the workforce during high school, but Indianapolis offers a variety of programs to ensure children receive hands-on training no matter their skill level or age.

Following are some of the programs available to help children establish or sharpen their entrepreneur skills.

Lemonade Day

Is your little one looking to make their own money? Lemonade stands are a popular way for children to earn their first few coins, but Lemonade Day takes child entrepreneurship to a new level. The program teaches kids how to start, own and operate their own business while also learning about financial literacy and philanthropy. The 14-step program was created in 2007 by Michael Holthouse and since its inception has served more than 1 million children. This year, Lemonade Day will take place May 21.

For more information, visit indianapolis.lemonadeday.org.

JA BizTown

Has your child always dreamed of being a scientist at Eli Lilly and Co., a radio disc jockey or mayor? They can play all of those roles and more at JA BizTown. Put on by Junior Achievement, the program engages students in the roles of workers and consumers in a series of classroom lessons that culminate in a daylong visit to JA BizTown, a fully interactive simulated town. Students learn to write checks, use a debit card, make a deposit and open a savings account. Before participating in the hands-on experience, students are led by their classroom instructors through a four-week curriculum.

For more information on JA BizTown, visit jaindy.org.

Dreamapolis

Dreamapolis began in 2011 as an entrepreneur development organization focused on educating and connecting underprivileged entrepreneurs from low-income urban neighborhoods to educational resources. The Young Dreamers program includes real-world experiences for budding entrepreneurs. While their curriculum is based on Lemonade Day, it has been expanded to fit the needs of underprivileged youth at Arsenal Technical High School.

For more information, visit dreamapolis.com.

Safe Sitter

Enroll your child in this national nonprofit training program devoted to preparing young teens to be safe in unsupervised settings. Whether an emergency situation occurs or your teen is looking to earn some extra cash by babysitting, Safe Sitter, founded in 1980 by Indianapolis pediatrician Patricia Keener after a colleague’s 18-month-old choked to death while under an adult sitter’s care, offers three different course options. Program participants may choose from one- or two-day courses, which may include CPR training. Curriculum includes topics such as Babysitting as a Business, Success on the Job, Child Care Essentials, Safety for the Sitter, Injury Management, Preventing Problem Behavior, Care of Choking Infant and Care of Choking Child. There are more than 4,000 Safe Sitter instructors, and each year almost 35,000 young teens take the course.

For more information, visit safesitter.org or call (317) 596-5001.

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