Entrepreneur teaches O.C. youth how to run their own small company
In this economy, it’s getting more difficult for parents to provide for their family. In reaction, many more teens are entering the workforce earlier to help with the family’s expenses, save money for a car, college or to move out. One Orange County man, Kevin Jones, is helping teens and young adults learn about how to start their own company with using his Business in a Bucketmodel.
Jones, along with his wife developed Business in a Bucket from his auto detailing company he’s been operating since he was a teen. Business in a Bucket includes: A guide to auto detailing, all the washing materials (besides the water) and a bucket.
Veresheila Anderson purchased Business in a Bucket for her son Don, 14, so that he could learn the value working for his own money, and if anything, keep him busy and out of trouble.
“By Don doing Business in a Bucket it has caused him to take better care of his things and feel better about himself. I am happy that it’s a simplified product that keeps him out of trouble, teaches him a skill and gives him experience on how to operate his own business.”
Jones was taught at a young age the importance of making an honest living and acquiring sales, marketing and business skills. Jones’ father had left him and his four siblings when he was a boy and his mother died when he was 13-years-old. Luckily thanks to his grandmother and an older man named Mr. Moses Bond he was taught how to survive.
It was Bond who took Jones under his wing and taught him how to how to make good choices versus those of the street where he grew up. Thanks to the teachings of Bond, Jones along with his wife were able to build a small auto detailing business. Since his clients always asked him for car care tips, he put them together and wrote “The Owner’s Guide to Auto Detailing.” Later, a partnership was made with a car are product manufacturer. And Business in a Bucket was born.
Now, the business, in kit form, allows other generations the opportunity to learn how to make money honestly and on their own.
Charles Mosby, Jr. gave Business in the Bucket kits to his four nieces and nephews so that they could learn a hands-on lesson to appreciate the amount of work it takes to make that dollar.
“It’s a great product and it’s great for youngsters to learn how to get business skills instead of always asking mom and dad for money. They can make their own and then parents can help add to it to get what they need,” said Mosby.
Jones says he wants to teens to learn business skills, and not just labor skills. [Because] it will help instill a work ethic and what good customer service and satisfaction means.”
What’s the next step for Business in the Bucket trainees? The Jones’ are working on creating a pilot program, where those who complete a class will be certified in the auto detail field.This then will help them build potential customers and clients more easily.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Stanton's Kevin Jones teaches doing 'Business in a Bucket'
Urges teens to sell detailing, not drugs
The inner-city is often characterized by its harsh truths. These include but aren’t limited to, its claim to poverty-stricken neighborhoods, spurts of violence and civil unrest, academic underachievement woes; and an unemployment rate that’s elevated far beyond “high enough.”
Adding insult to injury, city and state officials across the country seem to have accomplished little to set the wheels of change in proper motion for inner-city residents.
In spite of all those challenges, as the saying goes, “every cloud has a silver lining,” even ones as ominous as those above areas like South Central Los Angeles, Watts and Inglewood.
Kevin Jones, 40, likes to think of himself as that silver lining, when it comes to helping young teens beat the odds. The New Orleans native has created the concept Business in a Bucket, that he believes is among the resources that can provide teens with a quick and easy way to make money, despite America’s stressed economy. “It’s a starter kit by all means,” Jones cautioned. “But it’s more than enough car care product's to get working on a car.”
More specifically, the big blue bucket contains high-quality soap and wax, auto dressing applications, and standard washing and polishing rags—the essential materials needed to professionally detail a car.
Also included is Jones’ handbook, “The Owner’s Guide to Auto Detailing,” which illustrates the approach one should take when washing and detailing cars for profit. The book offers 58 car-maintenance tips in all, and includes this little-known fact in bold print: “Do not use dish soap to wash your car.” (It leaves streaks, notes Jones).
“I could have written a thick old book. But ain’t nobody gonna sit down and read something that long,” Jones teased. “It’s only 35 pages. And it’s detailed quite simply with instructive illustrations.”
The Orange County resident credits his knowledge of automotive care to his childhood mentor “Mr. Moses.”
“I was about 13-years-old, when he found me hanging out on the corner in (New Orleans) Louisiana,” said Jones. “He asked me: are you going to just stand here all day?” After that, I got in his pick up truck, and he took me down to his auto-detailing shop, where I learned the business.”
The two remained close until Hurricane Katrina severed their connection in 2005. Jones had already moved to California (in 1989), gotten married, and embarked on his own auto detailing business some 15 years prior. Immediately after the hurricane hit, Jones called his old friend but could not reach him.
“He [Mr. Moses] was alive then. So, I don’t want to say that he isn’t anymore. He might read this story one day and say ‘Hey, I’m not dead.’ I sure do hope that’s the case.”
Now a resident of Stanton with his wife and business partner Marva, Jones endeavors to impart the knowledge he received from his mentor to a wide range of minority youth. His most recent effort, an auto detailing seminar with participants in a Los Angeles Urban League youth program, was the start of a partnership he hopes will grow exponentially.
“I’ve been trying to reach the different community centers in Los Angeles with this [business in a bucket],” said Jones. The process has been slow going. But I’m not deterred. My thinking is, I’d rather have kids washing cars than selling drugs.” http://www.businessinabucket.net/ or http://www.kjeinc.com/
http://www.ourweekly.com/los-angeles/stantons-kevin-jones-teaches-doing-business-bucket
The inner-city is often characterized by its harsh truths. These include but aren’t limited to, its claim to poverty-stricken neighborhoods, spurts of violence and civil unrest, academic underachievement woes; and an unemployment rate that’s elevated far beyond “high enough.”
Adding insult to injury, city and state officials across the country seem to have accomplished little to set the wheels of change in proper motion for inner-city residents.
In spite of all those challenges, as the saying goes, “every cloud has a silver lining,” even ones as ominous as those above areas like South Central Los Angeles, Watts and Inglewood.
Kevin Jones, 40, likes to think of himself as that silver lining, when it comes to helping young teens beat the odds. The New Orleans native has created the concept Business in a Bucket, that he believes is among the resources that can provide teens with a quick and easy way to make money, despite America’s stressed economy. “It’s a starter kit by all means,” Jones cautioned. “But it’s more than enough car care product's to get working on a car.”
More specifically, the big blue bucket contains high-quality soap and wax, auto dressing applications, and standard washing and polishing rags—the essential materials needed to professionally detail a car.
Also included is Jones’ handbook, “The Owner’s Guide to Auto Detailing,” which illustrates the approach one should take when washing and detailing cars for profit. The book offers 58 car-maintenance tips in all, and includes this little-known fact in bold print: “Do not use dish soap to wash your car.” (It leaves streaks, notes Jones).
“I could have written a thick old book. But ain’t nobody gonna sit down and read something that long,” Jones teased. “It’s only 35 pages. And it’s detailed quite simply with instructive illustrations.”
The Orange County resident credits his knowledge of automotive care to his childhood mentor “Mr. Moses.”
“I was about 13-years-old, when he found me hanging out on the corner in (New Orleans) Louisiana,” said Jones. “He asked me: are you going to just stand here all day?” After that, I got in his pick up truck, and he took me down to his auto-detailing shop, where I learned the business.”
The two remained close until Hurricane Katrina severed their connection in 2005. Jones had already moved to California (in 1989), gotten married, and embarked on his own auto detailing business some 15 years prior. Immediately after the hurricane hit, Jones called his old friend but could not reach him.
“He [Mr. Moses] was alive then. So, I don’t want to say that he isn’t anymore. He might read this story one day and say ‘Hey, I’m not dead.’ I sure do hope that’s the case.”
Now a resident of Stanton with his wife and business partner Marva, Jones endeavors to impart the knowledge he received from his mentor to a wide range of minority youth. His most recent effort, an auto detailing seminar with participants in a Los Angeles Urban League youth program, was the start of a partnership he hopes will grow exponentially.
“I’ve been trying to reach the different community centers in Los Angeles with this [business in a bucket],” said Jones. The process has been slow going. But I’m not deterred. My thinking is, I’d rather have kids washing cars than selling drugs.” http://www.businessinabucket.net/ or http://www.kjeinc.com/
http://www.ourweekly.com/los-angeles/stantons-kevin-jones-teaches-doing-business-bucket
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Empowering Young one's with Car Care Product's
Newly Launched Business-In-A-Bucket Provides Teens a Quick, Fun and Educational Way to Make Money
KJE INC.’s newly launched Business-In-A-Bucket features everything necessary to start a self-run auto detailing business, including the “Owner’s Guide to Auto Detailing,” an instructional guide written by owner Kevin Jones. Jones started Business-In-A-Bucket to help youth gain a sense of responsibility and keep them off of the streets.
KJE,INC.has made it easy for teenagers or anyone looking to make money with the launch of Business-In-A-Bucket. The product enables individuals to build a personal stimulus package, as it contains all of the information necessary to begin an auto detailing business. Entrepreneur and owner Kevin Jones launched Business-In-A-Bucket to help those suffering from unemployment and to help young people find the money for college and be empowered to become CEOs of their own companies.
“As we embark upon the worst economy ever, it is imperative that we think fast and think outside the box. Let’s face it -- we are drowning. There is a giant leak in America’s economic boat. Do we wait for someone to patch the hole, or do we jump off and swim to shore?” Jones says. “If you stay in the boat and do nothing, it’s a sure thing that you will drown. If you get out of the sinking boat and try to save yourself, your chances of surviving are greater. Business-In-A-Bucket is designed to help teenagers -- anyone - earn income and learn entrepreneurial skills necessary for business success.”
After a home, a car is the most expensive investment that many people make. In addition to learning how to create jobs, users of Business-In-A-Bucket will learn how to preserve their own cars and save money.
Business-In-A-Bucket is just as it sounds -- a bucket loaded with everything necessary to start a business; more specifically, it contains everything needed to professionally detail a car. Included in the bucket is Jones’ instructional guide book “The Owner’s Guide to Auto Detailing,” featuring all of the intricacies of auto detailing, including one little-known fact in bold print: “DO NOT USE DISH SOAP TO WASH YOUR CAR.” The book offers 58 car maintenance tips in all, covering topics such as polishing compounds and the proper way to clean tinted windows, all of which are pertinent in the business of auto detailing.
Business-In-A-Bucket is a simple, cost-effective way to make money without the hassle and stress. For less than $50, users are provided various tips and tools that they can utilize to create any number of new businesses, such as an auto preservation consultancy, a mobile auto detailing business or selling do-it-yourself auto detailing kits.
“Business-In-A-Bucket allows you to start your own business right away. It’s a great way to encourage youth in business. We must find ways to create our own stimulus packages, and doing so for yourself is a great start. With Business-In-A-Bucket, something so simple can lead to something so great,” Jones says.
For more information on Business-In-A-Bucket, visit KJE INC.’s Web site at http://www.businessinabucket.net/.
or http://www.kjeinc.com/
KJE INC.’s newly launched Business-In-A-Bucket features everything necessary to start a self-run auto detailing business, including the “Owner’s Guide to Auto Detailing,” an instructional guide written by owner Kevin Jones. Jones started Business-In-A-Bucket to help youth gain a sense of responsibility and keep them off of the streets.
KJE,INC.has made it easy for teenagers or anyone looking to make money with the launch of Business-In-A-Bucket. The product enables individuals to build a personal stimulus package, as it contains all of the information necessary to begin an auto detailing business. Entrepreneur and owner Kevin Jones launched Business-In-A-Bucket to help those suffering from unemployment and to help young people find the money for college and be empowered to become CEOs of their own companies.
“As we embark upon the worst economy ever, it is imperative that we think fast and think outside the box. Let’s face it -- we are drowning. There is a giant leak in America’s economic boat. Do we wait for someone to patch the hole, or do we jump off and swim to shore?” Jones says. “If you stay in the boat and do nothing, it’s a sure thing that you will drown. If you get out of the sinking boat and try to save yourself, your chances of surviving are greater. Business-In-A-Bucket is designed to help teenagers -- anyone - earn income and learn entrepreneurial skills necessary for business success.”
After a home, a car is the most expensive investment that many people make. In addition to learning how to create jobs, users of Business-In-A-Bucket will learn how to preserve their own cars and save money.
Business-In-A-Bucket is just as it sounds -- a bucket loaded with everything necessary to start a business; more specifically, it contains everything needed to professionally detail a car. Included in the bucket is Jones’ instructional guide book “The Owner’s Guide to Auto Detailing,” featuring all of the intricacies of auto detailing, including one little-known fact in bold print: “DO NOT USE DISH SOAP TO WASH YOUR CAR.” The book offers 58 car maintenance tips in all, covering topics such as polishing compounds and the proper way to clean tinted windows, all of which are pertinent in the business of auto detailing.
Business-In-A-Bucket is a simple, cost-effective way to make money without the hassle and stress. For less than $50, users are provided various tips and tools that they can utilize to create any number of new businesses, such as an auto preservation consultancy, a mobile auto detailing business or selling do-it-yourself auto detailing kits.
“Business-In-A-Bucket allows you to start your own business right away. It’s a great way to encourage youth in business. We must find ways to create our own stimulus packages, and doing so for yourself is a great start. With Business-In-A-Bucket, something so simple can lead to something so great,” Jones says.
For more information on Business-In-A-Bucket, visit KJE INC.’s Web site at http://www.businessinabucket.net/.
or http://www.kjeinc.com/
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