My name is Katelyn Butler, I'm seventeen and am currently a senior at Clarksville High School. Since a child, I've always loved creating my ideas and making a profit from them. I had more lemonade stands when I was little than I can remember, but they weren't just typical lemonade stands. At my stands, I had hotdogs, snow cones, sodas, water, chips, candy, bracelets, and of course lemonade. They were always extremely successful, not only financially but it also brought the community together. My neighborhood wasn't the type to socialize with their neighbors but every time I had a lemonade stand the neighbors would come from all around town and socialize. It made me really happy to realize I have the power to bring people together over something so simple as a lemonade stand. I couldn't have done any of it without my mom, feeling in charge of business-related activities since youth has inspired my love for entrepreneurship. By the age of nine, I was designing my own business cards on WORD and handing them out to neighbors to try and start a dog walking business. Even when I moved around age ten, I printed even more and once again went around the neighborhood. By age twelve I paid to take an online course and become babysitter certified. The next cards I handed out were to advertise my babysitting business. The main difference with those cards was they had my phone number instead of my mom's. I was growing up. The day I turned sixteen I got a job at sonic, and not much later I got a second job waitressing. I still babysit on the side and make frequent posts on facebook to try to market my skills. I have frequently pet-sit, house-sit, and worked two jobs while Maintaining a 3.5 GPA while in numerous college courses. Nothing makes me happier than entrepreneurship. It's what inspired me to join the business academy that I am still currently a part of in my high school. I do not have a specific business idea in mind, however, I know that I won't give up until I am in charge of my own business. I plan to experiment with business ideas in college while furthering my education in business, the economy, and marketing. I'd appreciate this scholarship as it would jumpstart my entrepreneurial beginnings since I wouldn't have to focus on paying off as much student debt. Thank you for your time.