Real Kids, Serious Business

Raise a kid who
builds the business,
not just spends the money.

Gary D. Kornegay Sr. teaches parents how to raise entrepreneur children, starting as young as five.

Gary and his wife Patricia homeschooled their son after the school tried to label him, and taught both of their children how business really works at home. Today both of those children run their own businesses, bringing in over $12 million a year. His book shows you the exact ten steps they used.

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Gary D. Kornegay Sr. in a black tuxedo, holding a microphone in one hand and his book 10 Easy Steps to Raising Entrepreneur Children in the other — Gary D. Kornegay Sr. · Author · California

$23M+paid by Primerica across his career

$130K–$170Kearned every month

37years a leader at Primerica

151,000network built at Primerica

$12M+a year from the businesses his children run

$60–70Kper speaking event

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Chapter 1 opens at a lemonade stand, in the lesson Gary calls The Last Ten Percent. The stand is packed up, the pitchers are empty, and your child learns the three numbers every business on earth runs on: Cost. Price. Profit. What the lemons and sugar cost you. What the neighbors paid for a cup. And what is actually left in your child’s hand when both are counted. That is the moment business stops being a game and turns real, and it is only the first of ten steps. The Kidpreneur Starter Checklist puts all ten steps on one page, plus the first exercise from Chapter 1, so you can run Step 1 with your child this week.

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One page. Print it, grab a notebook, and start at Step 1.

the book every parent is talking about

10 Easy Steps to Raising
Entrepreneur Children

This is not theory. Gary and Patricia raised two entrepreneur children in their own home, and this book walks you through the same ten steps, in the order a parent can actually use them: notice a need, pick something real to sell, price it, make it worth buying, find customers, sell it, keep the books, and grow.

Every step is written three times, once for each age, and every chapter ends with something to do with your child that day. You do not need a business background. The steps ask for your time, your questions, and your patience while your child tries.

All 10 steps, each with a hands on exercise at the end of the chapter
Three age versions of every step: ages 5 to 8, 9 to 12, and 13 to 16
Real business ideas kids can run: crafts, lemonade and cookies, dog walking, lawn care, tutoring, gift wrapping, and more
The money system: price it, count the profit, then split it four ways: save, spend, reinvest, give
Safety, school, and family rules built into every step, because a business is an addition to a childhood, never a replacement for one

Young Gary II, the main character of the book: a young Kidpreneur holding a copy of 10 Easy Steps to Raising Entrepreneur Children in one hand and a big black trash bag in the other, cash in his pockets, wearing a white Adventure Awaits t-shirt, jeans, and red and white Jordans — **Nobody taught him. He just saw it.** Meet Gary II, the main character of this book: the four year old who filled an empty cup dancing on a San Francisco pier, then made his first book sale at ten. Book in hand, work bag on his shoulder, profit in his pockets. Real Kids, Serious Business.

gary ii and kristen

The real Kidpreneurs.

These are Gary II and Kristen, the real children the book is built on, with Gary and Patricia beside them: a four year old who filled a tip cup dancing on a San Francisco pier, and a twelve year old painter who named her own company.

The Kornegay family as cartoon characters: Gary holding a pink piggy bank, Patricia holding a globe, and young Gary II in an Adventure Awaits hoodie holding a toy rocket — **The Kornegay Family** Gary and Patricia, the parents behind the book. Their four jobs run through every chapter: ask questions instead of handing over answers, open doors and then step back, keep their child safe, and sit down and count the money honestly.

Three young Kidpreneur characters standing together: a girl holding dollar bills, a boy in an orange Creative Kids hoodie holding a pink piggy bank, and a boy holding a blue dinosaur piggy bank — **The First Sale** Gary II was ten when his dad offered him $5 for every book he sold at $20. At the Santa Monica pier he walked up to the first person he saw and made the sale before Gary Sr. could coach him a single line, and it landed him on local radio.

A young Kidpreneur holding a cup of lemonade in front of his wooden lemonade stand, with a pitcher, lemons, and a sign reading Lemonade 25 cents — **The Last Ten Percent** From Chapter 1: people pay for the finishing part nobody volunteers for, the lemonade stand carried in and wiped down at the end of the day. And from Step 4, the three words said out loud at the kitchen table: “Cost. Price. Profit.”

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The book is sold direct from Kidpreneurs, Inc. on Beacons, in paperback and hardcover. The Beacons store is being set up now and opens at launch. Start with the free checklist today, and your copy is the first thing waiting for you when the store opens. And take Gary’s closing word from the book with you: start with the child in front of you, at the age that child is now.

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The book for the kitchen table

The full ten steps in paperback, made to be read one chapter a week and worked through with your child, notebook open, right at home.

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For the kids

The Kidpreneurs Workbook

A workbook written for the children themselves, so your young entrepreneur can plan, price, and track their first business in their own pages.

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the system inside the book

The 10 steps, in order.

The steps run in the order a parent can actually use them, and each one leans on the one before it. Tap a step to see what your child learns.

the moment this book was born

“Dad, why don’t you teach me? I learn more from you and Mom than what I’m learning here.”

Gary II, age seven, on the drive home from school. Gary pulled into the driveway and made him a promise: keep up with reading, writing, math, and English, and his parents would teach him everything else that applies in the real world. This book is that promise, written down for your family.

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why Gary wrote this book

It started with a label they refused.

Gary and Patricia Kornegay were full time business owners and self made millionaires who never went to college. When the system tried to put their son in a box, they built him a different road, and then they paved it for everybody else’s children too.

The Label

A dreamer, not a diagnosis

Their oldest son, Gary II, was seven when the school wanted to label him ADHD and push the family toward prescription drugs. His offense in first grade: he left his seat to wash his hands without asking permission. Patricia and Gary saw a dreamer and an independent thinker. They said no.

The Decision

They brought him home

Rather than medicate a child they knew, they homeschooled him. Gary told his son to hold onto the fundamentals: reading, writing, basic math, and English. Everything else, the real world part, his parents would teach him at home after the school day ended.

The Result

Two children. Real businesses.

Both of their children are adults now, and both run their own businesses, bringing in over $12 million in annual revenue. Their son is a millionaire, married with four young children, and he is homeschooling his children the same way he was raised.

The Mission

Now he teaches your family

Gary pre sells roughly 3,000 books before his speaking events and speaks to audiences across his 151,000 member Primerica network. The book has already sold 800 copies on Amazon and over 1,000 copies in person, and his goal is national: Good Morning America.

Gary’s record, in plain sight

A self-made millionaire out of South Central LA.
He and Patricia became self-made millionaires without going to college.
A leader at Primerica for about 37 years, where he built a network of 151,000.
Primerica has paid him over $23 million across his career.
He earns $130,000 to $170,000 every month.
Both of his children now run their own businesses, bringing in over $12 million a year.
His son is a millionaire too, and he homeschools his own children.

Mentored by Les Brown · His circle includes Myron Golden and Bob Proctor

Gary D. Kornegay Sr. in a black tuxedo with a bow tie, holding a microphone, standing beside his son Gary II in a black suit and white shirt — Gary D. Kornegay Sr. with his son, Gary II

more than a book

Welcome to the Kidpreneurs world.

Kidpreneurs, Inc. is building a whole world around one idea: children learn business by doing business, with a parent right beside them.

The Cartoons

Gary’s cartoon series brings the Kidpreneur lessons to life on screen: short, funny episodes your children will ask for again, each one carrying a real business lesson from the book.

The Book

10 Easy Steps to Raising Entrepreneur Children is the parent’s playbook: the story, the steps, and the exercises that turn a kitchen table into a first business school.

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The Workbook

The companion workbook for kids is on its way this week, so children can work their own pages while parents work the book: ideas, prices, customers, and the money count.

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Gary speaks to parents, churches, schools, and business audiences about raising children who build. He pre sells roughly 3,000 books ahead of his events, and audiences leave with a first step they can do with their child that week.

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straight answers, from the book

Questions parents ask Gary.

Is five years old too young to start?

No. At five, your child can begin learning by watching what you do. A five year old can practice the four moves this whole book runs on: notice what someone needs, make something or do something about it, ask for money for the work, and count what is left. None of that needs reading fluency, long division, or a business plan. And five is not a deadline either: if your child is nine or fourteen, every step works at their age too.

Do I need a business background to teach this?

No. You do not need a business background to use any of this. The steps ask for time and attention more than money or knowledge. Your four jobs are to ask questions instead of handing over answers, open doors and then step back, keep your child safe, and sit with them and count the money honestly.

What does my child actually sell?

Something real, matched to their age and energy. The book’s menu includes friendship bracelets, candles, and simple crafts; lemonade, cookies, and popcorn; dog walking, pet sitting, car washing, lawn mowing, leaf raking, and snow shoveling; errand help and tutoring; holiday gift wrapping, face painting, and booth help; and phone or computer help for older neighbors.

Does this replace school?

Never. Schoolwork, family rules, and chores come first, and Gary is pro education: a child who wants to be an electrician, a welder, or a hairstylist is choosing a skill people pay for, and that is not settling for less. A child’s business is an addition to a childhood. It never replaces one.

What does the parent not do?

You do not run the business. You do not write the pitch. You do not finish the job your child promised to finish, decide what they sell, or rescue them from every no they hear. The patience that takes is the hardest part of the book, and it is the part that makes the rest work.

Your child’s first business
starts at your kitchen table.

One book. Ten steps. A notebook, a small first project, and a parent who does not take over. Start with the child in front of you, at the age they are right now.