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Mikey’s Snacks: The Success Story of s Young Entrepreneur

Michael Wren (AKA Mikey), was a young man who was very entrepreneurially minded. Ever since he was young he’s had ideas on ways he could be making money to help others. When Mikey was the young age of eight years old, he became the Co-founder and CEO of Mikey’s Munchies. Mikey’s Munchies is a vending machine company with lots of machines around the local area. These machines come fitted with the basic snacks you might be craving when you are hungry. Mikey’s vending machine was the start of a successful future.

Mikey now age 13, likes to help out his local community. Mikey likes volunteering to raise money for kids who may not be able to afford toys. Mikey is also the author of two children’s books. These books can help kids open their eyes to the world of business at a young age. The first book titled “Mikey learns about business”, covers ideas that might help a child start a business. These ideas include things like creating a business plan, basic marketing strategies, and simple networking skills that can be easily learned and applied. His second book titled “Biz is a Whiz” is targeted at a younger audience.

Needless to say, Mikey has a bright future ahead of him and is a prime example of a successful young entrepreneur.

 

Recycling Makes a Difference: The story of Ryan Hickman

At age 3, Ryan Hickman noticed the problem of all the garbage lying around the streets in our country. Ryan wants to make a change and started recycling his garbage. In doing so, Ryan was making 5$ for every time he was able to bring in some of his garbage to the recycling center. As he got older he was able to collect his neighbor’s recyclable garbage as well. To do so more efficiently, he used a bike that had a bag connected to it so he could carry more trash. At the young age of 7, Ryan successfully was the founder and CEO of “Ryan’s Recycling Company”. His fame rapidly grew and he was featured on many popular News sites. These include CNN’s kid wonder as well as the Ellen show, and the Today show. Ryan also started up a website where he is able to sell his merchandise. All the profits of his merchandise go to a rescue organization (Pacific Marine Mammal Center). From the profits of the shirts, he has been able to raise a mere 14,000$. Ryan has also been responsible for the recycling of over 1.5 million pieces of garbage. For a kid who is only 13, Ryan shows us how possible a small idea can be. Ryan is a great example of someone who utilizes his entrepreneurship skills to make a change for good in this world.

Cooking in Style

Sara Robinson, the Co founder and CEO of the company “Sara Sews”, is a young entrepreneur. Sara and her mom one day were sewing an apron when they decided to make it into a business. “Sara Sews” makes aprons of all sorts of colors and styles. These aprons are made in many sizes and can be worn by children and adults. They make reusable sandwich bags and other things as well. Sara’s business started when she was only in the second grade. She made an apron for one of the kids in her class and her mom had posted it on Facebook. The post got lots of positive feedback and all of her friends and family were requesting her to make more. Her business really started to blow up in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, which was very challenging. Overcoming this obstacle was the hardest part of her journey in becoming a successful entrepreneur. In 2019 she was the winner of the girls mean business contest. This was a big accomplishment for Sara and was just the beginning of her career. Sara is only young and looks to do big things as the future of her career continues.Her Story Q&A: Sara Robinson, Teen Owner of Sara Sews

Candy that will save your teeth!

Alina Morse founded Zolli Candy after her parents wouldn’t allow her to eat any. She was frustrated because her parents were limiting her to such an addicting craving. She has had an interest in eating candy since she was little, and has worked on creating a way to enjoy the satisfaction of candy, while avoiding the cavities. A lot of parents these days worry about how many sweets to give their kids and Alina has found an alternative. Working hard from a young age, she has come up with a way to make candy a lot healthier. She also had help from some family members in getting her business up and running. Producing sugar free candy that won’t land you an appointment to the dentist, wasn’t easy. After lots of experimenting and getting feed back from peers, they finally landed on a product. This new candy showed parents hope for giving their kids candy. With Zolli candy, these new parents won’t have to worry about their kids ending up in the dentist office. The candy is also enjoyed by adults as well. With many varieties of flavors to choose from, both kids and adults are satisfied with these treats. Providing this alternative of candy, brings a whole new approach to the market. Most candies are loaded with sugars and artificial flavors, but zolli’s is an alternative option. These other candies also have dozens of ingredients that you probably can’t pronounce.

Being different in the marketplace can provide success to your product. Alina’s story is very inspiring. At such a young age, she has provided the general public with a product that the market has not seen much of. Zolli’s candy can be found in many stores around the United States. When looking for a healthy alternative, but looking for something sweet, look for Zolli’s candy.

Candles With a Manly Scent

Hart Main was only 13 years of age when he came up with the idea of his manly scented candles. His sister was selling girly scented candles for a fundraiser at school, and Hart did not want any of the scents. This is where his idea was born.

Hart’s parents helped him found the company as Hart, at age 13, couldn’t do it alone. His parents contributed some money to get the company up and running and that’s when “Man cans” was born. With this clever name, marketing these candles would easily grab the attention of the male crowd.

The candles were made in soup cans and offered a variety of manly scents, featuring campfire, sawdust, and more. These scents really targeted the male audiences, as there weren’t many male scents before.

Man cans sells there masculine candles in all fifty states and brings in an annual gross income of well over six figures every year. This idea of Hart’s was life changing not only for him, but for his family as well

Hart donates to soup kitchens every year with some of the profits that Man Cans bring in. This is how Hart and his family give back to his community.

 

Destiny Snow is young with fashion

At a young age, Destiny Snow had a passion for fashion. She looked for something she enjoyed to get started in her business. After lots of research, she started her fashion product company. After lots of trial and error, she found some success. In the first 2 years, her company was worth over 1 million dollars.

Seeking a niche that you have a high interest in can really drive your motivation. Also looking up to a certain person such as another entrepreneur, and understanding their process of success, can help lead you to a successful future. The person Snow looks up to is her mom. Her mom has helped other young entrepreneurs and has small businesses of her own.

Some of Snow’s strategies consist of looking for a business partner who is also passionate about the idea and using social media platforms to promote your product.

Snow today inspires young entrepreneurs like herself. Snow helps them to find success in whatever their interests might be. She believes that if you believe in yourself then you can create opportunities to become successful.