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Project “I am” -Jahkil Jackson

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· Monday, October 4th, 2021

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Project “I am “was started by a nine year old Jahkil Jackson in Chicago. Jackson helped his aunt distribute cans of food to the homeless in Chicago which sparked his own idea. The I Am project is a non-profit and shares a goal to help to the homeless in the world that are in need to his coined terms as ‘Blessing Bags.’ These consisted of deodorant, wipes, toothbrushes, toothpaste, bottled water, granola bars and more. Jackson’s small business quickly grew, and he has impacted more than 50,o00 lives of the homeless around the world. Atlanta, Virginia, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and Idaho and many more states in the U.S. have been greatly impacted by his generosity and care. There has also been a worldly impact where the blessing bags have been sent to many countries in Africa, and South America for special relief packages after natural disasters.

Jackson is really emphasizing the need for donations that go towards project I Am, so they can continue to make an impact around the world. He encourages everyone to be able to see the importance of helping out can make in your community. I AM thankful for my many blessings 🙏🏽 including @walmart for believing in my mission. This donation will help make over 500 blessong bags for those in need. #walmart #endhomelessness #BeTheChange #YouthDoItBetter #JahkilJackson #DontWaitToBeGreat

While Jackson had a lot of help from his family in the idea of helping others, he took that idea and pivoted to make a bigger idea. This is very inspiring, because Jackson saw that there was a need for the homeless that was unfulfilled. Instead of just handing out money, Jackson knew he wanted to make a real life impact by giving them the opportunity for staying healthy and clean as they go through difficult times. Jackson was acknowledged by former president, Barack Obama as well for his efforts in 2017 and featured on Cartoon-Network and many other platforms. This helped a lot with networking and getting his message out there for the public to understand the mission.

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Categories : Charity, Elderly Care, Entrepreneurship, Food, Great Ideas, Health, Homelessness, Kids, Uncategorized

Tags : care, generosity, homelessness, Jahkil

Eve Kekeh, founder of Bundlee

Posted by hallerer20

· Monday, September 27th, 2021

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If you have kids, you know how quickly they grow out of clothes in their first two years. Eve Kekeh recognized this problem and started her own company to help parents seeking a more sustainable and convenient way to access baby clothes. Her company, Bundlee, is the UK’s first sustainable baby clothing rental subscription.

Having two younger siblings, Eve Kekeh experienced first hand just how quickly babies will grow out of their clothing. She says, “Babies outgrow 7 clothing sizes in their first 2 years, and seeing the amount of waste this led to made me think there had to be a better way.” While spending a year studying abroad in the US, Kekeh discovered a designer womenswear rental service. She fell in love with this idea and soon realized that this same concept could be applied to baby clothing. Through careful research and receiving useful feedback from hundreds of parents, Kekeh developed Bundlee.

Bundlee is unique as it is tailored to fit the parents’ (and babies’) specific clothing needs. You simply choose a subscription plan that works best for your family, wear the clothes with no worries (thanks to the included rental insurance), and then conveniently swap clothing as your little one grows. All returned clothes are then thoroughly cleaned through their eco-friendly Ozone sanitization method and sent on to be loved by the next family.

In order to provide the very best quality, Eve Kekeh designs all collections that Bundlee offers herself. In addition, all pieces are made in the UK in a women run and owned factory, where Kekeh frequently visits to ensure that it meets her ethical standards. While designing pieces, it’s important to Kekeh that all fabrics used are suitable for babies’ sensitive skin. That is why all clothes are made with breathable cotton and free of any harmful chemicals.

Bundlee has continued to grow and flourish over the past few years. Eve Kekeh shows true innovation as she has built a company that helps so many, while helping the planet as well.

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Categories : Business::Entrepreneurs, Clothing, Entrepreneurship, Millennial Enrepreneuers, Sustainable, Women Entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneur

The Bridge to Success

Posted by NoahIversen

· Monday, September 27th, 2021

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Social media has been building bridges to new ways of innovation and entrepreneurship ever since it began. Those who have capitalized on it when it began, however, are the ones making all the money and gaining the most fame. Felix Kjellberg, or better known to some as “Pewdiepie,” created his youtube account only one year after the website was released. It wasn’t until 2011, though, that he began to post on what would become the largest account on the platform ever (owned by one person). He began by posting quite short and relatively boring videos on his account purely for the entertainment of his friends and himself. As time went on, more people began to find his account, subscribing to it, and Felix’s fanbase grew. Less than a year later he had surpassed the 1 million subscriber mark. He began to post more and more and only a year after that was at 10 million. It was safe to say that he was on the right track.

Pewdiepie began to create merch such as shirts, chairs, headsets, and eventually his own game on the app store. He was rapidly gaining fans and in the spring of 2019, the creator finally reached an astonishing 100 million followers, which meant that 1 in 15 people who used youtube was subscribed to his account. This may not seem like much, however, almost half of the country uses this platform. He is still creating to this day and after selling many products and featuring in other videos and ads, he has accumulated roughly a cool $45,000,000 from online interactions alone. Felix will forever be remembered in the industry of videomaking and for revolutionizing the world by his assistance in bridging the gap between the real and digital worlds of entrepreneurship.

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$10 Car Wash to $3000 Protectant Coating

Posted by schultzVJ21

· Monday, September 27th, 2021

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Alex chapman is the young entrepreneur who started a car washing business and turned it into a luxury car detailing company. He started this car washing business in his neighborhood. It began with going around to his neighbors houses and asking if their car needed washed. Eventually, Chapman upgraded his equipment and expanded the cleaning capabilities of his company.

I have some knowledge in this industry from personal experience. I have been interested in cars for nearly my entire life. I’ve always dreamed of having a fancy car. This year, I bought a 1992 Mazda Miata on my senior trip in Florida. This is a 30 year old car that sat in the sun for a long time. The clear-coat that protects the white paint was been mostly burned away by the sun and age. I have been a car enthusiast for a long time, but this was the first time I owned a nice car. All my previous vehicles had been beaters or boring. I wanted to protect this car’s paint and preserve it to last as long as possible. My friend offered to help me out by using his electric buffer to shine up my car’s paint. This was a big favor because it costs a lot to pay a professional to buff a car. My friend explained that he had bought the electric buffer about a decade ago because it was cheaper to buy the equipment and do it himself than pay a shop to do it every couple years.

It costs hundreds of dollars to buff an entire car’s paint, and Alex Chapman saw this opportunity when he was looking to expand his car washing company. Chapman pivoted upward and expanded his services to offer more intense automotive cleaning service. Chapman’s company now offers a service called paint protective film and ceramic coating for cars. A ceramic coating is a layer of hard, glossy lacquer that covers all the paint on a car to prevent scratches and improve the shiny of the car. A protective film over the car’s paint is a clear wrap that molds to the cars curves and is attached with adhesive. Sometimes these films are heat-activated, making it an even more tedious job. Protective film is a way to prevent severe scratches that can occur on a racetrack. Luxury and sport car owners want to use their car to the full potential and push them to the max on the track without worrying about damage to the paint. Although paying three grand for a barely noticeable modification might sound asinine to a normal person, it must be taken into account how immensely expensive it is to fix paint damage on expensive cars. Alex Chapman saw this opening in the market and took advantage of it.

England is home to many, many car enthusiasts and luxury car owners. The population density is comparatively high to the United States and Chapman’s clientele will pay for his services. An appealing aspect to Alex Chapman’s business model is the exclusivity and environment in which he treats the cars and meets with clients. This business is very interesting and has extensive material for discussion and exemplifies a great strategy to build a business from the ground up.

Sources:

https://www.ladbible.com/news/uk-teen-entrepreneur-has-own-business-polishing-luxury-cars-for-4000-20190320

https://awccardetailing.co.uk/about-awc-car-detailing/

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Categories : Advertisement, automotive, Cars, Entrepreneurship, Experience, Marketing, Racing

The Grace of BeYOUtiful’s Founding

Posted by nicholshm21

· Monday, September 27th, 2021

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The Grace of BeYOUtiful’s Founding

H. Mason Nichols

Described as having “the tenacity and strength that would cause her to strive, not just survive,” Hannah Grace, the founder of BeYOUtiful, is only 13 and is running a full-on positively messaged beauty product line. Focused centrally on hot commodities like bath bombs, Ms. Grace has donated $5000 to various charities and pledged to donate 20% of all profit to JDRF, the number one research foundation for Type-1 Diabetes. Ms. Grace’s story starts when she was just 11 months old. Her parents took her to the hospital over health concerns only to have their world rocked by a Type-1 Diabetes diagnosis for their young daughter. However, that did not hold her back in any regard. In 2016 she went into a store with her dad to buy bath bombs, noticing their simplicity, her father challenged her to make her own and sell them! Within weeks she had made her own and had begun selling them at local gift shops. Not long after, she expanded online and to retail stores. Ms.Grace even has a YouTube Channel on which she does different challenges and product tests. Ms. Grace is having remarkable success with no ceiling in sight for the young entrepreneur.
Beyond her monetary success, she hopes to help others find confidence in themselves. The company is named “BeYOUtiful”, a clever play on words that reminds its consumers to be their beautiful selves. A beautiful message from a young idol that entrepreneurs of all ages can learn from. Her generosity and care for the community are a bright spot in the pandemic and the struggling economy. Her commitment to supporting families and others with Type-1 Diabetes shows her compassion for others and using her success for good. Her positive attitude and message resonate with younger generations; her beautiful, unique designs for her bath bombs are a spark.

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Categories : Entrepreneurship

Tags : Business, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, young entrepreneurs

Gabby Goodwin – CEO of Confidence

Posted by dawsoncm21

· Monday, September 27th, 2021

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“My advice to other girls is to work hard, try your best, and remember NO is just an abbreviation for Next Opportunity!”

These wise words come from the 11-year-old entrepreneur, Gabrielle Goodwin. She is the CEO of Confidence, a business that sells innovative hair clips and hair products specifically targeted toward young girls. Her business came to be through her personal experience of losing hair clips. Hair accessories can be notorious for falling out of hair and disappearing, the beginning of the never-ending cycle of buying ridiculous amounts of hair accessories. Gabby was determined to fix this problem. Gabby and her mother came up with a new design of hair clips that would never fall out. Gabby’s success in her business clearly shows how real of a problem this is for mothers and their daughters around the world.

In addition to running her business, Gabby is a sought-after keynote speaker. She shares her story with others, in hopes of inspiring them to persevere in pursuing their dreams and ambitions. This is what drives her to keep running her business and making it better. Her initial idea of hair clips has now expanded into other products including: a hair product line, a children’s book, and a makeup box. Expanding her business is evidence that Gabby is not stagnant in her efforts, but she wants to continue to make her business better through hard work and harnessing her passion.

Gabby’s story is unique in showing other young girls that they can strive for their dreams like she did and still is doing. Many times, children become intimidated by their imagination, but Gabby is a great example of how ambition and drive can get you far, no matter your age. Additionally, her idea is unique in how she approached the design. She wanted the hair clip to have a design on both sides, and she wanted the clip to be effective in how it held hair. In pondering these two problems, she invented Gabby Bows that precisely solved them. Through Gabby’s personal experience, there was no other design of bow on the market that solved these problems, so Gabby decided to take on the solution herself in motivation to help her own hair needs and others. All these factors are what makes Gabby’s idea great. Through the process of coming up with a hair clip solution then arriving at the final product, Gabby showed strong entrepreneurial traits that simply cannot be taught. Her eye for the problem that needed to be solved showed her maturity and ability to carry out the innovative solution.

From Gabby’s story, I have been inspired to keep an eye out for the problems that I experience in my everyday life and to not be discouraged when I hear a “no”. I love that Gabby put such a positive spin on the word “no”, that is largely looked at as a negative. She spreads the message that when one door closes another one opens so that no one ever gives up on their dreams.

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Categories : Beauty, Business::Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Kids, Positivity, Young Entrepreneur

Culture of Life-COL1972

Posted by Sophia Whiteman

· Monday, September 27th, 2021

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Culture of Life 1972 is an online boutique that was created for the sole reason that there werenot clothing companies supporting the “values of life” that the family that started the company wanted supported. COL1972 for short, is a self described risk taking and faith based company, started in Pennsylvania. The 1972 part of the company’s name is to honor the last year that every baby had the right to life. They donate to many places that support their values including places like pregnancy centers. COL1972 produces high quality women’s clothing and accessories that support and fund important causes to the company. They are strongly against abortion, hence the name, so that is a cause that they donate a lot of money to. Their clothes are high quality and fashionable which appeals to a broad market, even if the customer does not specifically support the companies causes, they may still want the clothing and accessories just because they like them. I believe that COL1972 is a great example of not remaking the wheel and coming up with something completely new, they just made it better and created a niche. The market for clothing companies, or companies in general for that matter that support causes that the consumer themselves is interested in supporting is nothing new. COL1972 just happened to tap into a set of customers that had to my knowledge, never been appealed to before in this way.

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Categories : Business::Entrepreneurs, Christian, Entrepreneurship, Fashion, Female Empowerment, Politics, Positivity

One Sweet Idea: Cory Nieves

Posted by mccommonsme21

· Sunday, September 26th, 2021

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Whereas most ten-year-old’s are playing video games and hanging out with friends, Cory Nieves found himself running his own million dollar business: Mr. Cory’s Cookies. At six years old, Cory decided that he wanted to help his mom buy a new car, so he started selling hot chocolate in his hometown of Englewood, New Jersey. Cory’s mom, realizing that he had an entrepreneurial spirit and a knack for business, encouraged him to continue selling hot chocolate to save money for college. Cory not only continued selling hot chocolate, but he also began selling chocolate chip cookies too.

Although Cory started off by “googling” cookie recipes, he’s since developed his own recipe that provides a sweet treat with a healthy component. Over 75% of the ingredients in Cory’s cookies are organic, and he’s even expanded his line to include more all-natural options for health-conscious customers, such as double dark chocolate and oatmeal raisin cookies.

Cory is not only a master in the kitchen but in fashion as well. A quick scroll through Cory’s Instagram reveals his collaborations with some of the nation’s leading corporations, such as J. Crew, Macy’s, Pottery Barn, TOMS, and Ralph Lauren. Cory has also been featured in articles from The Huffington Post and even made an appearance on “The Ellen Show”.

The defining quality of Mr. Cory’s Cookies, however, is their mission to give back to the community. A portion of the profits fund organizations of Cory’s choosing, such as Bergen’s Promise and Children’s Aid Society. With each cookie, Cory is changing the name of entrepreneurship— and that’s just the way the cookie crumbles.

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Categories : Baking, Cookies, Entrepreneurship, Kids, Young Entrepreneur

Doorsteps: How Akshay Ruparelia Successfully Disrupted the Real Estate Market

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· Sunday, September 26th, 2021

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Meet Akshay Ruparelia – the man who at age 17 created his U.K. based real estate business: Doorsteps. Typically the term “disruption” is a term that carries negative connotations, but in a business context, disruption is actually a very good thing if done well. When Ruparelia was young his family went through the grueling experience of selling a house – apparently the commission and agent costs were so high they scarred Ruparelia for life – because this experience is what would inspire him to create Doorsteps. What makes Doorsteps unique? Its the price tag. Ruparelia says that he wanted to make the whole process more affordable, so he began his business by charging each customer a flat fee of £99. In the beginning, the going was tedious as it took many rounds of knocking on doors to draw customers in. But, it paid off, largely due to Ruparelia’s strong focus on providing excellent customer service, and knowing his market well.

Read more about what inspired him, his role models, and his leadership methods here:

https://www.forbes.com/uk/advisor/personal-finance/2020/08/21/quickfire-questions-akshay-ruparelia/

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Categories : Business, Entrepreneurship, Real Estate

Omari McQueen: the 12 year old author, chef, and CEO

Posted by hallerer20

· Monday, September 20th, 2021

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12-year-old award-winning Omari McQueen is making history and inspiring millions with his thriving vegan food brand, Dipalicious.

After his mother became sick, Omari McQueen, at the young age of 7, began cooking for his family. This was the beginning of a passion and love for cooking. One year later, McQueen, at age 8, went vegan after learning how animals were treated for food and clothing. He found that veganism could help his mother and began to cook vegan recipes for her. McQueen’s passion of vegan food soon led to the start of his YouTube channel, Omari Goes Wild, in 2017 where he posted vegan cooking videos. This same year, he founded Dipalicious, a food brand that offers vegan Caribbean fare. His main purpose with the company was to create great tasting food without putting animals in danger. McQueen says, “The thing that inspired my recipes is bringing people together with good food without harming animals”

Omari McQueen’s dedication to his craft did not end there. In the summer of 2017, Boxpark’s CEO Roger Wade invited and financial supported the young entrepreneur to host a weeklong pop-up at Boxparks’ Croyden location. McQueen also went on to write his very own vegan cookbook, Omari McQueen’s Best Bites Cookbook– another “dream come true” for the young chef. “I’ve achieved a goal as I’ve got dyslexia I found it hard spelling stuff out and reading things,” he says. “But I wrote the whole thing and got it done and I’m so proud of myself. I’m bringing people together with good food without harming animals with that book, with easy-to-make recipes in there, and my favorite recipes.”

All of McQueen’s hard work and dedication over the past few years have truly paid off. He has earned himself the title of the youngest award winning vegan chef in the UK. In addition, McQueen has gone on to receive several awards such as the TruLittle Award, the Compassionate Kids Award, and the Proud and Gifted Award.

Omari’s drive is an inspiration for all. He is a true encouragement to the many young entrepreneurs looking to start a business of their own.

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Categories : Business::Entrepreneurs, Cooking, Entrepreneurship, Food, Restaurants, Young Entrepreneur