The Lemoney Blog
Practical guides for running a popup shop, a lemonade stand, or a market booth, and for teaching kids how money really works.
30 Popup Shop Ideas for Kids and Grown-Ups (With Tips to Make Each One Profitable)
Looking for popup shop ideas? Here are 30 things to sell at a popup, market booth, or kids' stand, from lemonade and cookies to jewelry, vintage, and coffee, with pricing and selling tips for each.
Choosing a POS for Popup Shops and Craft Fairs: What Small Sellers Should Look For
What to look for in a mobile point of sale (POS) for popup shops, craft fairs, farmers markets, and food trucks: card payments without hardware, fees, speed, inventory, payouts, and offline needs.
Cottage Food Laws Explained: What Home Bakers Need to Know Before Selling Baked Goods
Thinking about selling baked goods from home at a market, bake sale, or popup? Learn what cottage food laws usually cover, which foods are allowed, labeling rules, sales limits, and how to check your state's requirements.
Farmers Market Vendor Checklist: Permits, Sales Tax, Supplies, and Setup
A complete farmers market and craft fair vendor checklist: how to become a vendor, licenses and permits to check, sales tax basics, booth supplies, card payments, and day-of setup tips.
How to Accept Card Payments at a Popup Shop with Tap to Pay on iPhone (No Card Reader)
Learn how Tap to Pay on iPhone lets popup shops, market vendors, and lemonade stands accept contactless credit cards and digital wallets with just an iPhone: how it works, what you need, fees, and tips.
How to Get More Customers to Your Popup Shop: Maps, Flyers, QR Codes, and Alerts
Proven ways to market a popup shop, market booth, or lemonade stand: pick a high-traffic spot, post your schedule early, use flyers with QR codes, show your menu on a map, and send alerts before you open.
How to Price Your Products for Profit: Cost, Margin, and Break-Even for Small Sellers
A simple, practical guide to pricing products for a popup shop, craft fair, bake sale, or lemonade stand: calculate cost per item, set a profit margin, find your break-even point, and include card fees.
How to Start a Lemonade Stand: A Step-by-Step Guide for Kids and Parents
Everything you need to start a lemonade stand that actually makes money: supplies, a simple recipe, pricing, the best spot, a sign that sells, taking card payments, and staying safe.
Is It Safe for Kids to Run a Business? A Parent's Guide to Kid Business Safety
A parent's guide to keeping kid businesses safe: supervision, location privacy, handling money, card payments owned by a parent, online safety, and the parent controls built into Lemoney.
Teaching Kids About Money with a Real Business: A Parent's Guide to Financial Literacy
The best way to teach kids about money is to let them earn it. Learn how a lemonade stand or popup shop teaches financial literacy: revenue, cost, profit, saving, giving, and responsibility, by age.
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