Self-employment for teenagers: how young businessmen develop their business

The number of self-employed teenagers has sharply increased in Russia. Today, almost 80,000 minors work for themselves. And it’s not just about the usual side jobs, for example, couriers or waiters. Some schoolchildren manage an entire business in their free time. Details are in the story. REN TV.

Young businessmen and help from the state

“The cheese itself is made here, this is a cheese factory”– says a young businessman.

Here he is the rightful owner. Daniyar Gumarov has been in the cheese business since the age of 12. The goods on the shelves of the stores did not suit the boy, so he decided that he should try it himself. Five years later, a humble beginning has grown into a successful family business.

“In general, in the assortment that we constantly produce, there are more than 10 types of cheeses that we constantly have on the market, which are easily available to buyers. And we ourselves know how to make more than 25 types of cheeses,” – explains the cheesemaker.

Now Daniyar devotes all his time to college and is studying to be a cook. And in order for the business to go like clockwork, he registered as a self-employed person. By law, this can be done from the age of 14, with the consent of the parents. And statistics show that more and more minors choose this path of professional development. Over the past two years, the number of self-employed teenagers has grown from 17,000 to 77,000.

There are really many advantages. For example, you can get support from the state in order to competently approach your own business. So did Danila and Alina from Volgograd. Now they have in their arsenal not only a small workshop for the production of cotton candy, but also an understanding of market processes.

“The sweet product is very marginal. Children buy, children love it,” Danila Boldyrev says

The path of the blogger

Young businessmen insist that everything is done with the approval of adults and does not interfere with the main thing – school. As a rule, teenagers apply for the status of self-employed specifically for part-time work in their free time from study. Basically, to get a classic job – a courier, a salesman or a waiter. But the most progressive master the virtual space. Moreover, it almost does not require investments.

To create fashion content, from a technical point of view, you need very little. Enough phone with a good camera, a couple of applications – and voila. But the most important thing, as usual, is the content. To have something to talk about with your audience.

“And I know everything about it and I’m ready to share it!” – blogger says.

Anastasia Makhnova plans to share with the help of her own courses. Creates them for those who want to make money on the Internet. The girl just finished school, at the age of 16 she has millions of views and more than one hundred thousand rubles of income every month.

“The main rule of my life is to get high and do what you love. When it brings income, you become ten times happier,” Anastasia admits.

Benefits of being self-employed

Nastya is used to paying a small fixed tax from her fees. In the legal status of a self-employed person, it is easier to conclude contracts with sites and advertisers. In addition, the entire registration process is in a language understandable to young people.

“Very convenient registration, no need to visit the tax authority, everything is in the mobile application. explains lawyer Sergey Kireev.

During the program, young self-employed paid taxes for almost 40 million rubles. That’s not a lot. But, according to experts, early career guidance and the opportunity to try your hand at your own business are much more important than budget revenues.