Nine Year Old Italian Ice Owner Interview- Jack Frost Italian Ices

http://italianice.net/ 9 Year old Businessman Jack of Jack Frost Italian Ices stopped by the Little Jimmy's headquarters in Elizabeth, NJ with his dad and uncle today.

Bringing smiles back to Athens, one scoop at a time.

That's the business plan of eight-year-old Jack Henry Barrett, who opened up an Italian ice cart in Teaoga Square in Athens Borough last week with the help of his father, Ed Barrett Jr.

Jack Frost Ice, which features Little Jimmy's Italian ice products, came about after the Barretts - including Jack's mother Deanna, who owns the nearby Urban Connection salon - wanted to find another way to bring people back to the recovering business district hit hard by flooding in September. It seems to be working, Ed Barrett said.

"So far, it's been a great response," he said, adding that the business already has "a lot of repeat customers in such a short time" since the stand opened for business last Wednesday.

Jack "has been a businessman since he could count change," Barrett said. With the help of his father, family friend Mary Johnston and other adults, Jack scoops the ice, stocks supplies and keeps the stand clean.

The Barretts decided to purchase a Little Jimmy's pushcartcart because of its low overhead and to fill a need left open this summer with the fate of nearby D and R Ice Cream in question after the flood, Barrett said. The Athens borough council granted the Barretts permission to serve the frozen treats in the square last week.


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