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Lemonade Day Calgary 2024 was one for the books! On July 20th, 361 young, enthusiastic entrepreneurs ages 5-13 (supported by 313 dedicated mentors) set up lemonade stands across the city and squeezed every drop of fun and learning out of the day. This was more than double the participation from 2023!

BY THE NUMBERS

Our 2024 participants achieved remarkable financial results. The highest revenue recorded was an impressive $802, while the highest profit reached $688.54. Wow! On average, participants generated a revenue of $221.22 with an average profit of $136.30. Here’s the full breakdown by age group:

• Ages 5-6:
  • Avg Revenue: $271.59
  • Avg Profit: $154.12
  • Avg. Profit Margin: 58%
•  Ages 7-9:
  • Avg Revenue: $208.19
  • Avg Profit: $125.66
  • Avg. Profit Margin: 62%
• Ages 10-13:
  • Avg Revenue: $201.73
  • Avg Profit: $138.01
  • Avg. Profit Margin: 67%

Interestingly, while our youngest entrepreneurs brought in the highest revenues, the older kids mastered the art of profitability, achieving the best profit margins. This is an encouraging trend and we hope that by participating in lemonade day year after year, youth will continue to learn and develop greater financial and business literacy over time.

HEAR FROM OUR ENTREPRENEURS

• It takes a lot of work to have a successful business, but to see how much I earned in one day makes me excited to do it again.” Noah, Age 6
• “I learned how to count money and give change. It was fun!” – Liam, Age 7
• “My lemonade stand was at the dog park. I sold treats for dogs and lemonade for their owners. It was a hit!” – Ava, Age 10
• “I was shy to sell anything but now I know I can do it and people are nice and will buy something if I tell them about what I’m selling.” – Matthew, Age 6
• “I didn’t know I could make this much money. Now I want to start my own business someday!” – Ethan, Age 12
• I did it to raise money for the Children’s Hospital and to try running my own business. I was a patient at the Children’s Hospital so I try to save money to donate to help other sick kids.” – Cerie, Age 12

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

Tiller is proud to be the presenting Sponsor for Lemonade Day Calgary. We want to give a huge Tiller shoutout to the other Sponsors who made Lemonade Day Calgary possible: Jotson (Main Squeeze Sponsor), StellarAlgo, Impact Business Law, the Town of High river, Vista Projects and Village Ice Cream. Lemonade Day Calgary 2024 would not have been possible without these generous contributions!