Alina Morse took something she loves, candy and successfully solved a huge problem around it. The problem? It’s not good for your teeth and overall health. With this situation she created Zollie pops, lollipops that are good for you! She was 7 years old when she came up with the idea! Now she is ten, the creator is a very successful company and has been invited to the white house twice. The ingredients that make her candy different from others is xylitol and erythritol. They are proven to reduce cavities. Her product also helps to reduce the after effect of acid after meals. When it came down to research and development she went to the other kids for their input. The reviews were everything she could have ever hoped for. This young inventor used her inheritance from her grandparents to start the company. She is not just in it for the profits, she has set aside 10% of her profits to help bring oral education to schools. She is 10 and doing so much for this issue, this just goes to show that with the right outlook, any obstacle in manageable .

At the White House Easter Egg hunter there was one type of candy dished out, hers. It has become a real hit with the First Lady and goes very well with her health initiative. When she was asked why she came up with the idea she says it was to help make people’s lives easier, like parents, especially mothers. She did thorough research, she went to her doctors, to health stores and relied a lot on her parents to help her perfect the first batch. She knew that she made a product that would make a big hit when her younger sister, a VERY picky eater, loved them.

She urges young entrepreneurs to never think that a project it too big, and to not allow others to tell you what you can and cannot do.