Noa Mintz is an entrepreneur that started her company Nannies by Noa at the very young age of 12. Nannies by Noa is a company that connected parents in New York with the most fun and entertaining babysitters around. Noa founded this concept off the idea of finding a sitter that she would enjoy having in her own home. Coupling this desire for a good babysitter and her natural matchmaking talent, Noa has transformed her idea into a thriving business.  Noa was named one of Fortune’s “18 Under 18 Innovators Who Are Changing the World,” as well as have been on multiple television programs for her idea. Some of these have been NBC’s “Today Show” as well as CNBC’s “Squawk Box”.

Noa has taken her childish want for a fun and cool baby sitter and has turned herself into one of the top  young entrepreneurs in the country. This shows that no matter how simple or childish an idea may be it is worth chasing. The childish idea of wanting a fun and entertaining babysitter may have seemed as something “silly” or “unimportant” but Noa realized that parents want their kids to have fun and capitalized on this concept. Realizing that parents will pay for the best for their kids, Noa is now able to make a revenue by being a matchmaker between parents and the best babysitters in their area.

Ashley Qualls, a 14 year old from Detroit, Michigan found herself as one of the countries youngest millionaires all based of a single brilliant idea.  Ashley started the website whateverlife.com, originally as a hobby but it soon proved to be much more. On this website Ashley would design and provide free MySpace layouts as well as free HTML tutorials for young people just like her. This website was funded entirely through ad revenue and allowed her to distribute her product to a larger audience for free. She used the basement in her house as her first office and made up to $70,000 in revenue in the first month. A mere 3 years later at age 17 she had made $1 million dollars in ad revenue. Many companies have offered to buy her site, some offers reaching up to $1.5 million dollars but Ashley has turned down all of them.

whateverlife.com, has become too near and dear to Ashley for her to sell and she has chosen to remain the sole owner of her company. Ashley’s story shows us that you shouldn’t let the money and the offers get in the way of what you love. If you love your company and you enjoy watching it grow you don’t have to jump at the first business that offers to buy it. Instead like Ashley know your ideas worth and value it as such

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Alice Liveing, age 24, was just a normal person just like you and me until she decided to change up her life one day. After years of eating unhealthy and feeling uncomfortable in her body Alice began her journey to a better self. Once a junk food nut this change was all but easy for Alice. Alice first began to notice a big difference in her well being when she began changing what she ate every morning. Inspired by this she reinvented her diet and began posting her meals to the popular social media app called Instagram. In addition to changing up her diet Alice began to exercise as well. This combination of eating right and exercise helped Alice drop two whole dress sizes. This weight loss success began to catch a lot of peoples attention. Soon enough fans were following her every meal and workout she would post on her page. The self made trainer and nutritionist soon had 600,000+ followers on Instagram and the number seemed to only go up.

Given this success Alice decided to try her hand at writing. It was not long until she became a published author who soon boasted 3 best sellers. Her most popular book however was titled The Body Bible. A published and bestselling author Alice didn’t stop there. In collaboration with Primark Alice is currently in the process of becoming the face of their new gym attire line. Tragically of recent years Alice as been diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). This has only been a minor set back in her career however. Alice has used this opportunity to publish articles about her story in multiple health magazines.

Alice’s story is truly inspiring. She shows us that you don’t need some “million dollar idea” to be an entrepreneur. Instead you can just be a girl who wants to get healthy and use your passion to create a business and open up new business opportunities. Alice also shows us courage in that diagnosed with a serious disease she hasn’t let that get in the way of her dream. Instead she has used this disease for her own good and has used this experience for good.

Hart Main is a 14 year old kid who has made a profit off selling “manly scented” candles. As humorous as this may sound, Hart has capitalized on an unforeseen market.  It all started when Main, a triathlon enthusiast told his parents that he wanted a new racing bike for his triathlon. His parents told him he would have to raise the money on his own. With the sudden need for money, Hart noticed his sister selling scented candles for a school fundraiser. The only problem with this is that all of the scents were too “girly”. Therefore, he decided to create candles with “manly” scents instead. With an initial investment of $100 from his own pocket followed by an investment of $200 from his parents his company ManCan was born. Main boasts scents such as Fresh Cut Grass, Campfire, Bacon, Root Beer, New Mitt, Dirt and Memphis Style BBQ. ManCan candles are sold in empty soup cans to give it that extra “manly” look. ManCan candles are now sold in more than 150 stores, and 75 cents of each candle sale goes to soup kitchens and to help feed the hungry. Hart is an example of how a simple need for an item can drive an entrepreneur to come up with an idea of a lifetime. What he thought initially as a simple way to get cash for his bike has now turned into a profitable, revenue generating company. This shows that when you acknowledge your needs and do not let your circumstances define you, anything is possible.