Low Income Teenager

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Being a low income teenager, I can see problems us teens face all the time. Living in a neighborhood filled with bustling small businesses, I see first hand what businesses need and what they lack. These two unrelated yet appalling problems may seem worlds apart but upon closer inspection, we can see how these problems can be intertwined to have an underlying solution.

Teens need jobs. Whether it be part time or full time, it's hard to find a job when jobs require X number of years of experience or when our abilities and talents are undermined. High School can also be very time consuming and busy, so we need a flexible time schedule.

Businesses need people who can do simple numeric related tasks like data entry, filing, and research for

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