Ralphy Raccoon: A Business Tale

Ralphy Raccoon has just graduated from school and is ready to begin a new life—one that he believes will be fun and easy. He doesn’t know that success takes a lot of hard work. Ralphy starts down the path of an entrepreneur, beginning his own business. Over the years he faces many failures and setbacks, from bad and unscrupulous employees to trouble with the government of the Raccoon Republic. With each experience, he learns an important lesson about life. He discovers, the rewards of hard work, the wisdom that comes from personal struggle, and the curious recurring patterns of life. Slowly but surely, he learns the value of never giving up and always giving his best. Entrepreneurship is a critical, rarely taught, subject for everyone to be familiar with especially starting with school aged children. In this story, a young raccoon sets out to become an entrepreneur and learns five “secret” rules for success in business.