My son is 10 and my daughter is 11. Each of them has profitable goals
of starting a small business. I have tried every search engine and
bookstore to find a book of business start up basics for kids by kids.
I thought about starting out with Whiz Teens in Business, but I am
picky in the sense that I don't want anything that cramps their
creativity.

Howdy, puzzlepilot!

I've found info on several books that your budding entrepreneurs may
find useful. Two of these are highly recommended by a friend's
12-year-old son. This seventh grader is pulling in a nice income with
his home-based Web design business (and making stellar grades in
school, too). He says that he's thinking of setting up a website
specifically geared toward kids and teens who are interested in
starting their own businesses. And if he does it, I bet he'll succeed.

Here's the list that I have gathered. The first two books are the ones
recommended by my friend's son, the junior tycoon. I found the others
by noodling around on Amazon (noodling is one of my strong points).

The Young Entrepreneur's Guide to Starting and Running a Business 
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0812933060

What Color Is Your Piggy Bank?: Entrepreneurial Ideas for Self-Starting Kids 
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1894222822

The Kids' Guide To Business
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0973305819

The Totally Awesome Business Book for Kids
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1557044945

CashCow Kids: The Guide to Financial Freedom At Any Age 
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0972855521

Better Than a Lemonade Stand: Small Business Ideas for Kids 
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0941831752

The Kids' Business Book 
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0822598213

Kids Can Make Money Too!: How Young People Can Succeed Financially
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0944104002

A Teen's Guide to Business: The Secrets to a Successful Enterprise
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0942361504

Fast Cash for Kids (Currently out of print)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1564141543

I hope this helps. As the former owner/operator of a very successful
lemonade stand, I commend your children for having an interest in
business. May they be the next Meg Whitman and Steve Jobs!

If anything is unclear or incomplete, or if a link doesn't work for
you, please request clarification; I'll be glad to offer further
assistance before you rate my answer.

Best regards,
pinkfreud

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Clarification of Answer by pinkfreud-ga on 28 Oct 2005 17:29 PDT

I've come across a website that might be of interest to you (warning:
some of the colors are not too easy on the eyes).

http://teachingkidsbusiness.com/Home.htm

~pinkfreud

Thanks so much!  These are exactly the kinds of books that I was
looking for, and I really appreciate the effort that you put into
organizing the response so clearly.  I'm just curious, how long did it
take you to find all the books and write the answer?