A lemonade stand is a business that is commonly owned and operated by a child or children, to sell lemonade. The concept has become iconic of youthful summertime Americana to the degree that parodies and variations on the concept exist across media. The term may also be used to refer to stands that sell similar beverages like iced tea.
The stand may be a folding table, while the archetypical version is custom-made out of plywood or cardboard boxes. A paper sign on front advertises the lemonade stand.
Video Lemonade stand
Educational benefits
Lemonade stands are often viewed as a way to have children experience business at a young age, to plant the idea of earning money, economy freedom, and teamwork. Meanwhile, unlike a real business, they benefit from free labor and rent, lack of expenses, and the "love" from adults.
Maps Lemonade stand
Legality
In some areas, lemonade stands are usually in technical violation of several laws, including operation without a business license, lack of adherence to health codes, and sometimes child labor laws.
Prosecutions of lemonade stand operations are extremely rare, but have been known to occur, typically to public outcry. As an example, a child's lemonade stand was shut down in the town of Overton, Texas in June 2015. When the mother tried to get a permit, she was told she would be required to have her kitchen inspected.
Simulations
The business simulation game Lemonade Stand was produced for the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium in 1973; it was later popularized on the Apple II in 1979.
See also
- List of lemonade topics
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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