Billy Sure Kid Entrepreneur vs. Manny Reyes Kid Entrepreneur by Luke Sharpe

Author:Luke Sharpe
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon Spotlight

Party Problems

THE NEXT DAY AT THE office I find Manny still placing slivers of gummy into the toothbrush. I fill him in on my meeting with Jada, but leave out the part about her being a Sandbox XXL celebrity. The way she showed me—it was like she wanted to keep it quiet among friends. It felt kinda cool to be let in on her secret. Especially such an awesome one!

“Sounds like she gave you some great business tips,” Manny says.

“Well, she learned from the best,” I say, smiling.

Sitting at Manny’s computer, I set up a new spreadsheet, just like the one that Jada showed me. I fill it in with the stores I’ve already visited, a few places I’m planning on visiting next, and a list of all the great things about the Candy Toothbrush.

Then I take this info and start working on a sell sheet.

When that’s finished, I decide to reach out to CANDY MART, the biggest candy chain in the country. Why not go for the best? After all, I believe in this invention. Truly. Now that I have some confidence, I decide to call the buyer at Candy Mart.

“Hi, this is Billy Sure, president of Sure Things, Inc., and I’d like to set up an appointment with your national buyer to give you a sneak peek at our latest invention,” I say. (“President,” Jada told me, is a good title to give out.)

“Hold, please.”

Uh-oh. I’ve heard that before. Is this going to be another case of putting me on hold forever? I can feel the burst of confidence I just had draining. How long should I stay—

“This is DORIS BEAN, head buyer for Candy Mart,” a voice on the other end of the phone says suddenly. “Is this Billy Sure?”

“Yes, thanks for talking . . . I mean, thanks for the opportunity to share our—”

“Do you have information that you can e-mail me?” Ms. Bean asks.

“Um, of course,” I reply. “I can send it right along.”

“Good. I’ll put my secretary on the line. He’ll give you my e-mail address.”

“Great! Thank you for—”

Click.

I guess that’s it.

A few seconds later her secretary comes on and gives me Ms. Bean’s e-mail address. I quickly e-mail her a copy of the sell sheet, hoping that I did exactly what I was supposed to do.

Then I go back into the spreadsheet, updating it with notes from my talk with Doris.

“Has anyone asked you to Petula’s party yet?” Manny asks, interrupting my thoughts.

The party! Ugh. Just what I need to think about now!

“No, not yet,” I say.

But you know what? That party with all its rules about who can invite who is dumb. I feel that way about middle school formals, too. You can have just as much fun with friends as with a date.

But even though I think that, I still want to go to the party. I decide to text Allison Arnolds. If she’s going to the party, and if the conversation goes well, maybe she’ll think of asking me.

I have

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