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1. Young Business Owner Creates Recipe for Success
Like many people, Bree Britt once dreamed of startingher own business. But unlike many people, the 16-year-
old American did notwait until she grew up to become an ……………. With a sense of purpose, a plan of action and
the help of her mother, she opened Bree’s Sweet Treatsin Accokeek, Maryland.
For Bree Britt, nothing is more enjoyable, ……………………. satisfied and calming than preparing food in
the …………………... kitchen
"I can be in
the worst of ……………..mood and once I get started baking, just somethingturns on where I'm just in my whole other world an
d I'm just calm."
Being a ………………baker is like being an artist -- the food has to be cooked just right. She says ………………….baking
enables her to be innovative and creative.
"I like to compare myself to an artist or painter for his canvas. I'm
a baker, soof course my cupcakes, cookies and all my sweet ………………..desserts are my canvas."
Bree Britt started cooking with her great-grandmother when she was five-years old.
"I can remember numerous of times when I went to my grandmother's house
and one of our favorite activities was baking …………...together She would show me how to do it to
the ……….. where when I turned six, I was doing most of it on my own with the exception of putting it in the oven and taking it
out."
2. A short time later, Bree perfected her great-grandmother's ……………….. steps by steps direction
She then started to create her own recipes. When she was 12,Bree told her mother she wanted to open a bakery.
"She told me to really think about the ……………….. satisfying and the things I would have to go through, that
I wasn't going to be just a normal ……………………teenager or a normal kid any more. So she told me to really think about it."
Charmaine Britt is Bree’s mother. She told Bree to sell her baked goods onlinefirst to see if her daughter was serious.
"I thought it was going to fly by night, something that she was going to get tired
of eventually once she saw how much work it would be. So my deal was we would start on-line you can bake and
I'll ………………..deliver on weekends."
The baked goods made enough money through Internet sales that CharmaineBritt became her daughter's business partner. Th
ey signed a rental agreementfor office space and opened Bree’s Sweet Treats. Charmaine is ……………..responsible for
the store during the day until Bree gets out of school.
Leo Harrington owns a nearby barbershop. He comes to the store almostevery day. He likes the choice of baked goods.
"The flavor, she has all great ……………..."
Leo Harrington also says he respects what Bree has done.
"I watch her diligence; school, then here, baking all the evening and gettingready for the next day."
Going to school is
not easy when operating a business. However, Bree saysdoing both taught her how to make good decisions about how she sp
ends hertime.
3. "It has also taught me about hard work and responsibility. It has also taughtme to be more aware of people,
and when they come into the store, (to be)more friendly as I can say, It's taught me a lot."
Whether it is vanilla or chocolate, key lime or another…………….food flavor, there is asecret behind Bree's recipes.
"Her cupcakes are made, are flavored with fresh fruits or more of the extracts,more so than the sugar."
Sugar or no sugar, Bree's treats are sweet enough to keep them coming backfor more.
I’m Marsha James.
This report was based on a story from VOA reporter Faiza Elmasry. MarshaJames wrote it
for Learning English. George Grow was the editor.
a sense of purpose
a plan of action
fly by night
to make good decisions