Neat by Nature could also have been called Organizing Organically, or Positioning by Personality. But no, the professional organizing business of Ellie Grieger reflects her character. Not only is she, well, neat by nature, she’s focused, thoughtful, personable, well-spoken, entrepreneurial—and 16 years old.
Ellie is wrapping up her junior year of high school as a homeschooled student by her mother, Erin Grieger. Erin is more than a mother and a teacher to Ellie—she’s also a business partner. Together, the Perrysburg mother-daughter are embarking on the second year of Neat by Nature, which came about in an orderly, logical way.
“Mom and I started it because I was naturally organized as a kid,” Ellie said. “Mom said if you want to work for yourself someday, this would be something you’d be good at.”
Erin, a self-starter as an entrepreneur who is a sales representative for a Perrysburg company, said she did the required paperwork to license the company because Ellie’s a minor…