From Couch to Confident: Helping Kids Launch Their First Business While You Sip Your Coffee
💭 Entrepreneurship doesn’t have to be a weekend project.
And it definitely doesn’t have to come with a glue gun, glitter, or a spreadsheet.
For most parents, the idea of helping your child start a business sounds amazing in theory, and exhausting in practice. But what if it didn’t take hours of setup or supervision? What if your biggest job was sipping your coffee and cheering them on from the couch?
That’s the idea behind Minor Chores: turning everyday kids into confident, capable entrepreneurs, without turning parents into project managers.
🧠 Business Skills Don’t Require Business Plans
The truth is, kids don’t need formal business classes or pitch decks. They need small moments of real ownership.
Letting your child choose a service, set a price, and follow through with a customer is entrepreneurship. It teaches the same lessons as any adult business, responsibility, problem-solving, communication, just without the overhead (or the stress).
And when it’s made simple, they want to do it.
☕ How It Works (Before You Finish Your Coffee)
You can help your child go from curious to confident in less than the time it takes to reheat your coffee. Here’s how:
✅ Browse and pick a service together
The app offers kid-friendly chore ideas, from leaf raking to mailbox cleaning. Let your child pick what sounds fun (or easy... let’s be honest).
✅ Set safety settings and chore radius
Use the built-in parental controls to decide how far they can work and provide full approval. You are on all messages between child and customer so you stay in the loop without hovering.
✅ Share their website or flyer
Every kid gets their own business page with a QR code. You can share it in a neighborhood chat, text it to a few friends, or tape it to the mailbox. That’s it.
✅ Watch the bookings roll in
From there, your kid takes the lead. They get notified, confirm the job, do the work, and track their earnings. You stay informed, but they stay in control.
🎯 What Your Kid Learns While You Relax
These aren’t pretend businesses. These are real customer interactions, real messages, real results, and real income.
And with every job, your child practices:
Following through when no one reminds them
Communicating clearly with others
Bouncing back when something doesn’t go to plan
Feeling the pride that comes from earning
It’s confidence-building in disguise. And the best part? You didn’t even have to leave the couch.
💬 Real Stories from the Front Lines of the Living Room
One dad told us:
"I shared the QR code in our HOA chat and went back to making pancakes. Within a day, my son had booked two jobs and was outside raking leaves like he was on payroll."
Another mom said:
"I expected to do more. But my daughter figured it out, and even taught me how to use the app."
This isn’t about parents taking on more. It’s about kids stepping into more.
🌱 Final Thoughts: Let Go (Just a Little)
You don’t need to supervise every step or build an entire business plan. You just need to unlock the door, and let your child walk through it.
Minor Chores makes that easy, safe, and fast.
Because with the right tools, raising a confident kid who takes initiative doesn’t start in a boardroom—it starts right at home, between sips of your coffee.
