Triple J teens
Spark local
; job bonanza

Judy Smith
Contributing Writer
IMAGINE a teenager

actually listening to
what their parents say.

Contrary to) conventional
wisdom, apparently it can hap-
pen.

Three Handsworth — see-
ondary school students, 16-
year-old girls, were nudged
(read: pushed) by their parents

miner jobs,

use none of then —
Allan, Jennifer Lee and
julia Spearing — had any offi-
cial work experience they
decided to start their own
business. So to use skills the
teens already had, they came
up with the idea of
their own busi Thus
Triple “J™ Odd Jobs company
was born.

The three do everything
from babysitting to windows,
basic house cleaning to dog
walking.

Naturally since they have
different skill-sets to bring, to
the company, they tend to
gravitate to jobs | Most suited to
them. Jennifer, for instance, is
an enthusiastic Girl Guide
member and loves taking care
of children.

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— Handsworth student
Julia Spearing

Jessica and Julia both love
the theatre and the outdoors

and consequently do most of

the chores involving vard work
or children’s party hostessing.

The initial idea was Jessica's
but the other two quickly
agreed.

“We only started about two
weeks ago and we've already
done about 10 or 15 jobs so
far,” said Julia, adding that
most of those jobs were from
parents and parents’ friends.

She said because of the
trio’s flyers, word of mouth is
spreading ‘throughout their
community and demand is

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