Cane Monroy was only a nine year old when he launched his own makeshift carboard arcade inside his father’s East L.A. auto parts store. He only had one customer when he first started out. That customer created buzz on Caine’s ability to create something from nothing in hopes of raising college fund money for Caine. He was able to post a short film to social media which then made his business become internationally known which was reported on news outlets like ABC World News, Good Morning America and MSNBC. This created more customers than what the auto parts store could handle, with patrons waiting for hours or more. We don’t know much Caine’s Arcade earned, “but the scholarship fund collected more than $200,000.” This movement led to the creation of the Imagination Foundation, a non-profit organization designed to encourage creativity and entrepreneurship among children. Caine’s Arcade ignited an innovative spirit within kids around the world.

This is inspiring because at such a young age he made an arcade that was inspiring to other kids to create games and build things out of cardboard. Additionally, I think it is so cool that he used recycled materials to build the arcade. Lastly, he had a great mindset and he said, “I would tell myself to never give up and to keep dreaming.”

Caine Monroy – Two Bit Circus Foundation

10 Successful Young Entrepreneurs (investopedia.com)