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Finally! Summer is almost here! So ... what are you going to do? (about this issue).


FINALLY! SUMMER IS ALMOST HERE! SO ... WHAT ARE you going to do? Hang out at the mall? OK. Kick back and chill? Right, right. Catch some well-earned Zzzzzzs? We feel ya, we feel ya. And in September, when you get back to school and your peeps ask, "What did you do this summer?," you'll be able to give the same answer you gave last year: "Unnnh, nothin'."

Hey, we're not saying you don't deserve a break this summer, but what's the point of spending all of your time hanging at the mall--like there's really something there you haven't peeped a million times already? Not to mention being broke, or worse, totally dependent on your parents for summer fun (unfortunately, their idea of entertainment is yard-work, housework, and other free labor the labor of freemen, as distinguished from that of slaves.

See also: Free
). Have you saved up enough of your "generous" allowance to buy a clue yet?

Relax! This issue of BLACK ENTERPRISE's Teenpreneur is just what you need. Hang with us, and not only will you have the cash and connections to finance your own expeditions to the mall (not to mention tuition For tuition fees in the United Kingdom, see .

Tuition means instruction, teaching or a fee charged for educational instruction especially at a formal institution of learning or by a private tutor usually in the form of one-to-one tuition.
 for college), but you could actually have something interesting to say about how you spent your summer when you get back to school.

Let's say you were lucky enough to land a paying job or internship internship /in·tern·ship/ (in´tern-ship) the position or term of service of an intern in a hospital.
internship,
n the course work or practicum conducted in a professional dental clinic.
. We're going to give you tips on how to parlay An open programming interface (API) to a service provider's network (the network operator), developed by the Parlay Group (www.parlay.org). By enabling the customer's application to talk directly to the network, it allows the end user to have greater access to network information as well  that opportunity into future jobs, references for college, and all of the hook-ups that come with being a high-performance employee. Think of it as a way to get paid now, while making your job pay off later. You'll even get to meet a brother who got a $10,000 college scholarship from his summer employer.

What? You don't have a job for the summer? Don't even look at that PlayStation! With no school, no homework, and no NBA NBA
abbr.
1. National Basketball Association

2. National Boxing Association

NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (=
 Live 2003 (okay, maybe a little); you now have the time to start your own business. We've lined up resources that have helped thousands of teenpreneurs get their enterprises up and running. Whether you're looking for Looking for

In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with.
 ideas for a new business, trying to get start-up Start-up

The earliest stage of a new business venture.
 money, or looking to hook up with other teen entrepreneurs, these organizations can help.

So ... what are you going to do this summer? We can't wait to hear all about it!--The Editors
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