Proudly High School Entrepreneurs

  Proudly High School Entrepreneurs

  We always knew that we wanted to do something that wasn't ubiquitous with everyone else's path. We had both known that we were never going to follow the crowd. We couldn't follow everyone else if we wanted to! 

          

We have learned that to be an entrepreneur
 you have to be innovative, be willing to learn,build
 a solid team, and lead with integrity and understanding

          Following wasn't who we were or what we believed in. Jacob and I believed in something more. Looking back, the ONLY thing we truly wanted was to become entrepreneurs. Even more than that, we wanted to become young entrepreneurs! In the beginning, we made the mistake of letting our youthful stereotype hold us back. Society had taught us that high school students weren't supposed to start successful businesses. 
          
          Sadly we listened to that stereotype for a long time. For several years we believed we were too young to be entrepreneurs.....But eventually that waiting became painful. It didn't seem right. Waiting wasn't who we were. So we stopped waiting. We stopped letting excuses hold us back and we took action. We established Rawls Treats LLC in December of 2015, proudly becoming high school entrepreneurs. 

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Just try saying It...."High School Entrepreneurs

          Looking back, starting a high school student ran business sounds  humorous. Just try saying it..."Successful High School Entrepreneurs." It sounds amazing....and unheard of! How in the world would a business be successful if it was ran by high school students. It would never work!..........right? 
          
          After all everyone knows high school students can't actually start a real business. They're to young. They aren't mature enough. They don't have enough experience to deal with real life scenarios. How would they know what a Limited Liability Corporation is. What about getting a Tax Identification Code, and all business' have to have websites now! How are they going to get a Domain for their website? Do they know what a domain is? What about startup money? After all "It takes money to make money." What about equity, contracts, checking accounts, saving accounts, debit cards, credit cards, credit card scanners, calculating margins, creating proficient business plans, phases of business, retail licenses, the numerous types of taxes, search engine optimization, profit sharing, networking, blogging, baking equipment, online sales, transferring the money from those online sales, out-of-state sales, advertising costs, growing the business, networking, shipping, logistics, talking to retailers, selling their healthy treats, accounting, manufacturing, social media, knowing their demographics? 
          

          HOW IN THE WORLD ARE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SUPPOSED TO DO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE THINGS? 

                                                                                                                                                            

We Will Learn and Overcome

          To answer that question simply, we learn. We have and will continue to educate ourselves for the purpose of overcoming. We will continue to logically conquer every single obstacle that presents itself. We have molded ourselves, and our minds, to believe in the ideal of success. We simply believe that we will create what ever we want to create. We will work as hard as we need to work and push as hard as we need to push to succeed. We believe that the first step when it comes to creating an idea is to believe in it yourself. 

We will strive to gain knowledge and over
come all obstacles that are presented to us.

          
          How can we expect anyone else to believe in our idea if we don't? I promise you that Jacob and I fiercely believe in Rawls Treats. Whether it be optimizing our website to appear higher on google or mathematically calculating several categories for our demographics, we will do it. We will educate ourselves, logically problem solve, and succeed through unwavering dedication. Now let me ask a question....

          Why NOT High School Entrepreneurs... 

          Everyone says high school students shouldn't be able to start a business......but WHY NOT? High School is a PHENOMENAL place to network and meet uniquely amazing people. High School is an untouched ocean of talent waiting for a worthwhile task to dedicate their talents to.

          At our high school alone, Jacob and I know hundreds of gifted and talented people! We have students that take incredibly bliss photos that will change your emotional perception with out a single word being spoken. We have students that will re-mold the way you perceive your beliefs of life within a single desolate black and white piece of paper! We have students at our school that will make you a happier person by simply walking into a room and starting a conversation with you. We have students that are motivated by the singular purpose of providing happiness to those around them. They literally find happiness by just being a good person and helping in anyway they possibly can! Where else can you find all of these untapped talents in a single place? 

So again, I ask why NOT high school entrepreneurs? 

          Jacob and I are honored to be surrounded by these articulate and brilliant minds on a daily bases. We truly believe that you become who and what you surround yourself with. Being surrounded by these amazing minds has been an incredibly beneficial impact on our lives. Looking back, Rawls Treats sounded like a funny, unrealistic ideal. 

          The way it has turned out was never our original intent. That being said, Rawls Treats has turned out so much better than our original intent. We started Rawls Treats to have our personal entrepreneurship standout, but our real success has come through bringing our community together.