WHILE most boys relax after school and during their summer holidays, three Horsham brothers have business on their minds.
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Entrepreneurs Nathan, 10, Mitchell, 8, and Heath Warrick, 6, are in their fifth year of selling 'reindeer food' glitter and seeds.
Mum Jacqueline Warrick said the idea came when the boys wanted something to do during the Christmas break.
"We started with a little stall, with a card table," she said.
"It just got bigger and bigger. Now we have a regular clientele."
Mrs Warrick said the store, in front of their Natimuk Road property, taught her children several lessons.
"It teaches them maths because they have to count the money and figure out the change," she said.
"They have to learn to co-operate and also to speak to people. They learn to talk to all ages."
Mrs Warrick said the business served about 300 people last year and made about $170.
She said the stall now had its own Facebook page www.facebook.com/thereindeerfoodshop.
Mrs Warrick thanked Petstock Horsham, which donated seed for the reindeer food this year.
Nathan said he had enjoyed running the stall for the past five years.
"We've earnt a fair bit of money," he said.
Nathan said he had created a spreadsheet to track sales this year.
He said he and his brothers sold the reindeer food after school and all day on weekends.
"I like selling it and sometimes meeting new people, he said.
"I think we'll do it for a few more years yet."