21 Or Under And Running A Business

In the back room of the Blossom Shop, Hannah Rinn prepares a bouquet of flowers. Sarah Rinn is in the office handling paperwork. At first glass you might assume these women are too young to be employees, however they are co-owners in the flower business, reports Northwest Herald.

“I loved my job, I loved working with the people, I loved the flowers, and I was kind of done with school,” said Hannah Rinn, who worked at the Blossom Shop for three years before becoming a co-owner. “This was what I wanted to do, and it was a perfect opportunity for us.”

So the Huntley residents and Crystal Lake Central High School graduates, who still live with their parents, became businesswomen while still teenagers. A year later, the business is profitable.

For the Rinn sisters, there was a lot of learning on the job.

They needed to figure out how many flowers to order before big holidays, how many vases to have ready to go, and how many employees should be working at a given time, the now-21-year-old Hannah Rinn said.

Sarah Rinn, who is 19, handles the book work for the business and had to learn how to manage the financial portion of the business, such as determining payroll deductions. She’s still attending McHenry County College and studying to be a teacher.

“Luckily our accountant is very patient with me,” Sarah Rinn said. “Now that we know what to expect on a monthly basis, and what to expect with all the holidays, we have a better grasp of it.”

Photo by Cameron Nordholm

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