Starting Your Lemonade Stand
A lemonade stand makes money selling lemonade, typically per glass.
At $5 a sale, $4 stays as profit. With enough traffic, 100 people a day could net $400.
Give samples so people buy a cup. Set fair prices, like $1 to $1.25 per cup using fresh ingredients.
Costs and Profits
Startup costs range from $20 to $400, considering market and product. Just lemons, sugar, cups and a sign can work.
Over 6 days in 3 weeks, kids could make $60 to $450 from 20 to 50 daily customers.
A calculator helps set the right price based on costs and profit goals. Location brings traffic to buy more lemonades.
Marketing and Sales
How do you attract customers to a lemonade stand?
Give samples, set fair prices, use fresh ingredients. Promote your stand.
The game “Lemonade Stand” teaches pricing for profit.
What sells best at a lemonade stand?
Give free lemonade samples and people feel obligated to buy a cup. Advertise prices to think of as fair.
Over two days a week for three weeks, kids could make $60 to $450 from 20 to 50 daily customers.
Selling lemonade can teach business basics while making money. Offer flavors, spread the word, have a professional stand.