Entrepreneur Kid: Children's Books about Kid Entrepreneurs

A project in Little Rock, AR by Erica Swallow
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Entrepreneur Kid is a children’s picture book series that showcases the true stories of real kid entrepreneurs and their businesses.
Backers: 226
Average Pledge Per Backer: $89

Funded: $20,010 of $18,000
Dates: Mar 28th -> Apr 28th (31 days)
Project By: Erica Swallow
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We did it! $20,010 in funding and 226 backers!

April 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Celebraatttteee goooood tiiimmeeesss, c'mon!  Good morning, backers! TGIF, and we're fully funded! The campaign officially closed 10 minutes ago, and we are fully funded, with $20,010 in funding (111%) and 226 lovely backers to call family now! We... (Read More)

100% aaaannnnndddd $20,000!!!

April 27th - via: kickstarter.com
We did it, everyone!!!! BRING OUT THE PARTY POPPERS, BECAUSE WE'RE CELEBRATING!!!!! Over the past two hours, we not only hit 100% of our funding goal, but also surpassed the $20,000 mark!! And, not to mention, just earlier today, our 200th backer... (Read More)

There are 200 of you!!!

April 27th - via: kickstarter.com
You are ALL amazing!  Holy bajoly, our community of backers is now 200-people strong!! In this final day, we've seen so much movement!! We are now at 98% with 15 hours to go. We are incredibly close to hitting our goal, because of all of you. Huge... (Read More)

95% and 18 hours to go!

April 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Help us raise the last 5%! Backers! It's the finnnaalll daaayyyyy! Can you believe it? We certainly can't! This month went so fast, yet seemed like forever! Alas, we have 18 hours left in our campaign and need your help to close the final 5% gap.... (Read More)

90% down, only 10% to go!!

April 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Only 10% to go in 40 hours! Wow, you all are incredible! In the course of a day, you bumped the campaign up to a whopping 90% funded. With 40 hours left to reach our goal, we have 10% to go... We're feeling very confident that we can make this... (Read More)

Wow! Conductor will donate books to all local elementary schools!

April 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Every elementary school in Faulkner County, Arkansas will have a set of Entrepreneur Kid books by the start of next school year! We are ecstatic to announce that The Conductor, an entrepreneurship development network based out of Conway, Arkansas,... (Read More)

We've surpassed 150 backers!

April 25th - via: kickstarter.com
We love each and every one of you! Today was the day we surpassed 150 backers, friends!! We are closing in on our final full day on Kickstarter, with currently 162 backers and $2,718 to go to meet our goal! We want to say a big T-H-A-N-K-Y-O-U to... (Read More)

We hit 80%! Just 20% to go in 2 days!

April 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Just 20% more to go in 2 days! Backers! You have been an incredible force of nature, moving our campaign for Entrepreneur Kid books from $0 to now a generous $14,400. That means we just hit 80% of our fundraising goal, with two days left in the... (Read More)

4 days and 40% to go...

April 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
4 days and 40% to go...   We're going to give it to you straight... we're a little nervous!! With 4 days to go in the campaign, we have achieved a lot of traction. But we still have 40% left to raise to reach our goal. Otherwise, this whole... (Read More)

$10,000! Just $8,000 more to go in 6 days!

April 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Big milestone here! Today we've crossed a big milestone, hitting $10,000 in funding for our Kickstarter campaign. We now have 6 days to hit the big goal and bring Entrepreneur Kid books to life! Please keep up your amazing support by sharing this... (Read More)

Arkansas Love: Thank you for all of the local support, ya'll!

April 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Arkansas has shown us major love! Writing and illustrating this series in our home state of Arkansas has been an amazing adventure, and we couldn't have done it without the local love we've received in the form of advice, feedback, speaking... (Read More)

Start your week with a "Gabby Invents the Perfect Hair Bow" reading!

April 17th - via: kickstarter.com
 Happy Monday, backers! We have 10 days left in the Kickstarter campaign to bring "Entrepreneur Kid" books to life. So, why not relish in the momentum you've all made possible with a reading of "Gabby Invents the Perfect Hair Bow"? Last week, to... (Read More)

Live Reading of "Sebastian Creates a Sock Company"

April 16th - via: kickstarter.com
 Check out our live reading of "Sebastian Creates a Sock Company," about kid CEO Sebastian Martinez and his company, Are You Kidding?, which creates wacky socks. We celebrated reaching 100 backers last week with this reading on Facebook Live. With... (Read More)

50% funded! We're halfway there!

April 14th - via: kickstarter.com
We're halfway there! Thank youuuuu to the 120 backers who helped us reach our 50% goal, right at the halfway mark of our Kickstarter campaign to bring these entrepreneurial stories to young kids! Upon crossing the 50% mark, we had raised $9,022 of... (Read More)

Meet the author... how Erica came to love writing.

April 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi backers! It's been a pleasure getting to know many of you on social media. Thank you for messaging us and sharing your stories! Over the coming two weeks, as we race to our campaign goal, we want to share the stories of our team, too. To start,... (Read More)

Behind-the-scenes illustration work for "Rachel Turns Her Passion Into a Business"

April 10th - via: kickstarter.com
This weekend, in celebration of reaching 100 Kickstarter backers, illustrator Li Zeng hosted a Facebook Live session where she gave a behind-the-scenes look at how she created some of the visual elements in "Rachel Turns Her Passion Into a... (Read More)

100 backers and counting!

April 7th - via: kickstarter.com
 The day is winding down, and we've surpassed our first big backer milestone... we have 100 lovely supporters, of which you're one!!  Thank you to the 100 backers who made this milestone possible. In celebration, Erica will be reading "Sebastian... (Read More)

Week 1, and we're 40% funded. Thank you!

April 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello backers! We are so grateful for our first 93 backers (you!) who helped us reach 40% of our funding goal in one week! We're now on to our next milestone: 100 backers! As of this morning, we have 98 backers. If you have two friends who might... (Read More)

Celebrating our first school visit with a "Rachel Turns Her Passion Into a Business" reading!

April 5th - via: kickstarter.com
If you've been wondering what "Rachel Turns Her Passion Into a Business" looks like on the inside, now's your chance to see a preview! We celebrated our first school visit with a reading of Rachel's story! Check out the live reading below and learn... (Read More)

See how Li designed "Jason Saves the Environment with Entrepreneurship!"

April 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Curious how illustrator Li Zeng designed the Entrepreneur Kid books? Watch her work real-time on "Jason Saves the Environment with Entrepreneurship" in this Facebook Live stream, embedded above. In celebration of our 80th backer, Li hosted this... (Read More)

Celebrating 30% with a book reading of "Jason Saves the Environment with Entrepreneurship!"

March 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, backers! Happy news here! In just three days, our project is more than 30% funded! As a special thank you, I wanted to do a read-aloud for you of one of our Entrepreneur Kid books!! In the above Facebook Live recording, I read "Jason Saves... (Read More)

We were on CBS! And we're livestreaming book previews this Friday!

March 29th - via: kickstarter.com
We were on CBS affiliate THV11 evening news! Good evening, backers! There are now officially 51 of you in our growing community; thank you all for your support; we can't wait to hear what you think of the series!  For those of you in Arkansas, you... (Read More)

Day 1, and we're 20% funded. Thank you!

March 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to you, we're 20% funded! Good morning, backers! We're sending out a hearty THANK YOU for being the first 34 backers of our campaign to bring the Entrepreneur Kid book series to life. In just 24 hours, we reached 20% of our goal, at just over... (Read More)

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