Being a follower of the children's show "Curious George", one specific episode caught my attention the other day. It's actually my little one who watches the show. Even though I don't always actually sit down and watch, I'm in the same room and can hear what today's show is about. Little did I know George is good at running a business.
In this specific episode George (the monkey the show is all about) winds up looking after a candy shop for a few minutes while the business owner goes off on errands. It's only a small shop, but during the short time the owner is gone, a few customers show up at the same time. George is about to learn what it's like to be running a business. The initial customer wants a very specific order. While George is trying to figure out how to exactly put it together, other customers walk in and want assistance. The whole task of watching the shop has now suddenly become stressful. No one has time to wait for George to finish the customers in line, but wants to order now. He starts to realize that running a business is busy work.
It is specifically mentioned that George just wants to keep all customers happy. Really, isn't that what all business owners and entrepreneurs want? He starts giving away free samples to please everyone while he deals with customers one by one. The words and sights of free candy spread like wildfire and suddenly the shop is full of people. The shop owner comes back to a busy shop and quickly relieves the situation for George. She's initially excited about the fact that so many customers where in the shop. Running a business is suddenly great! However, when she finds out that George was giving away the candy, the excitement fades.
The business owner add up the candies. 25 candies sold while 190 candies were given away for free... Not a good successful result of running a business.
She explains to George that it's not his fault, but he still feels guilty as his idea of running a business has now turned it in to a situation which threatens the business owner to have to shut down her business.
After this disaster, George goes home with candies from the shop. The man in the yellow hat (George's caretaker whom he lives with) comes home and finds the candies. He really likes them and tells George they'll go down to buy more the next day. George doesn't like the idea of returning to the shop as he's still embarrassed of what he did. He believes that his way of running a business has bankrupt this poor business owner. Never the less, off they go the next morning to get more candies. Only the shop is packed out with people lining up!! Of course, the business owner is delighted to see George and thanks him for his idea.
This is a children's show and is targeted at children. Even so, it still teaches a very good lessons to younger souls, because it's like that in life. You have to give before you expect to receive anything. Nothing wrong with introducing children to entrepreneurship early on. If they don't like it, they will find another path.
Though, being an entrepreneur and running a business is so much fun and simple even a monkey can do it ;-)
In this specific episode George (the monkey the show is all about) winds up looking after a candy shop for a few minutes while the business owner goes off on errands. It's only a small shop, but during the short time the owner is gone, a few customers show up at the same time. George is about to learn what it's like to be running a business. The initial customer wants a very specific order. While George is trying to figure out how to exactly put it together, other customers walk in and want assistance. The whole task of watching the shop has now suddenly become stressful. No one has time to wait for George to finish the customers in line, but wants to order now. He starts to realize that running a business is busy work.
It is specifically mentioned that George just wants to keep all customers happy. Really, isn't that what all business owners and entrepreneurs want? He starts giving away free samples to please everyone while he deals with customers one by one. The words and sights of free candy spread like wildfire and suddenly the shop is full of people. The shop owner comes back to a busy shop and quickly relieves the situation for George. She's initially excited about the fact that so many customers where in the shop. Running a business is suddenly great! However, when she finds out that George was giving away the candy, the excitement fades.
The business owner add up the candies. 25 candies sold while 190 candies were given away for free... Not a good successful result of running a business.
She explains to George that it's not his fault, but he still feels guilty as his idea of running a business has now turned it in to a situation which threatens the business owner to have to shut down her business.
After this disaster, George goes home with candies from the shop. The man in the yellow hat (George's caretaker whom he lives with) comes home and finds the candies. He really likes them and tells George they'll go down to buy more the next day. George doesn't like the idea of returning to the shop as he's still embarrassed of what he did. He believes that his way of running a business has bankrupt this poor business owner. Never the less, off they go the next morning to get more candies. Only the shop is packed out with people lining up!! Of course, the business owner is delighted to see George and thanks him for his idea.
This is a children's show and is targeted at children. Even so, it still teaches a very good lessons to younger souls, because it's like that in life. You have to give before you expect to receive anything. Nothing wrong with introducing children to entrepreneurship early on. If they don't like it, they will find another path.
Though, being an entrepreneur and running a business is so much fun and simple even a monkey can do it ;-)
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