Hart Main is a 13 year old entrepreneur that is the founder of ManCans. This business idea started as a joke, when Hart’s little sister was selling candles as a school fundraiser. Hart jokingly said that he was going to make men scented candles so that guys could use candles without having their room smell feminine. The joke became a reality when his mom encouraged him to actually pursue his idea. Thus ManCans came to be.
Hart has 8 flavor varieties, from bacon to sawdust, it is evident that men are his target market. The business is a for-profit company with a charitable portion. He uses soup cans to make his candles, so he buys soup, donates it to soup kitchens and then they return the cans and he uses them to produce candles. This is not only charitable but also green. Hart exemplifies an entrepreneur as he saw the gap in the market and fulfilled it in an innovative way. In addition, Hart made a point to not expand too quickly in hopes to prevent spreading the business too thin. MansCans is a great example of entrepreneurship that is exemplified in such a young person.
I think this product is a very interesting, good idea that I can see why it would be successful. I love how he buys soup cans, gives soup kitchens the soup to use, then they return it to him for him to be able to make the candles in them. So creative, and innovative.
I love this product I actually got one for Christmas. The fact that it is 100% recyclable makes it easy to order more because you do not have to worry about what you are going to do with the typical empty glass containers. I have the sawdust scent in my room back home and I light it often because it smells amazing.
Very cool idea using the soup can to both benefit charity and bring a profit to himself. I’m wondering how the saw dust one smells now.