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has a lemonade stand ever evolved into serious business? I am of the impression they get abandoned

• nikanj 9y ago
  No, but the lemonade stand _operator_ has evolved into a serious entrepreneur. OP was trying to identify business ideas that take very little when it comes to skill and capital.
• aeorgnoieang 9y ago
  Actual lemonade stands (run by children)? They're usually shutdown by the police, at least in the U.S. [Tho my sources severely skew my sample so as to entirely neglect counterexamples.] Metaphorical lemonade stands are almost always abandoned too. But that seems obviously fine anyways.
  • ksenzee 9y ago
    I think "usually" is an exaggeration. I've seen plenty of lemonade stands and I've never seen one shut down by police. I've seen news stories about it happening, but the fact that it makes national headlines says something about how rare it is: https://www.cnn.com/2015/06/11/politics/lemonade-stand-shut-down-texas/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2015/06/11/politics/lemonade-stand-shut-...
    • aeorgnoieang 9y ago
      Yes, I think you're very likely correct.
  • morgante 9y ago
    > Actual lemonade stands (run by children)? They're usually shutdown by the police, at least in the U.S. I can't tell if you're joking or just completely distorted by media coverage. I ran lemonade stands throughout my childhood and consistently see them run by children today.
    • aeorgnoieang 9y ago
      It was both mostly joking and because of distorted media coverage. I can't remember seeing one tho anytime recently.