Archive for Women Entrepreneurs – Page 6

Hannah Grace: A Bubbly Visionary

Posted by mccommonsme21 
· Monday, October 25th, 2021 
· 3 Comments

At only eleven months old, Hannah Grace’s parents rushed her to the hospital. Doctors soon diagnosed Hannah with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) and her parents’ fear instantly turned to shock, disbelief, and worry for their young daughter. What they didn’t realize at the time, however, was that Hannah’s resilience and strength would allow her to thrive in the world of entrepreneurship.

Flash forward to nearly a decade later on New Year’s Day 2016. As Hannah’s family traveled to her favorite beauty store, her father left the budding entrepreneur with a challenge: make the same products and sell them herself.

Hannah took on the challenge full force. On the same day as the conversation with her father, Hannah began researching the necessary ingredients to make her first bath bomb. Hannah not only wanted to incorporate all-natural ingredients but also send positive messages to other young female entrepreneurs. Her solution? A bath-bomb that includes an uplifting message inside.

Since the debut of BeYOUtiful, Hannah has been featured on “The Today Show”, Teen Boss Magazine, and Snapchat’s “Our Money” series. Hannah’s heart, nonetheless, is what makes her stand out from the typical entrepreneur. BeYOUtiful donates a portion of its funds to JDRF, an organization dedicated to the research and advocacy of Type 1 Diabetes. With each bath bomb, Hannah is revolutionizing the beauty industry for young girls.

Click the link below to check out Hannah’s YouTube channel!

Hannah Grace BeYOUtiful – YouTube

 

 

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Categories : Positivity, Social Impact, Women Entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneur, YouTube

Zollipops by Alina Morse

Posted by flynnac21 
· Monday, October 25th, 2021 
· 3 Comments

A chance encounter turned into a multi-million dollar business for Alina Morse. When Alina was just 7 years old, she was offered a lollipop at the bank. Alina was hesitant to accept, because she had always been told that sugar was bad for her teeth. She wanted to create a candy that was good for teeth, so she set out to do just that with the help of her dad.

Alina Morse CEO Zolli Candy

 

Alina named her business Zolli Candy, and it creates sugar-free, diabetic friendly, keto,

gluten-free, nut-free, and some vegan candies. Her wide accommodations make her product

very innovative. She solved her problem by creating candy that has ingredients that are good for

dental care. At a young age, Alina recognized a universal problem that people needed a solution for. Alina’s problem solving and compassion make her a remarkable young entrepreneur. Her desire to help others drives her to expand her products to reach a broader market. Zolli Candy now offers Zollipops, Zolli Drops, Zaffi Taffy, and Zolli Caramelz. These products allow for a wider customer population.

Zolli Candy can be found in 250,000 retail locations. Alina has also created the Million Smiles Initiative to promote oral health and spark conversation on a variety of topics. After applying for the program, schools can receive Zollipops to give to the kids and share their message.

As an entrepreneur, Alina is an inspiration. She followed her dream to create a product to help people with dental hygiene while tasting good. She showed me that redesigning a product can be innovative. She also was able to expand into an organization that teaches kids about health. I think it is very admirable that she is able to give back with her company.

Overall, Alina’s Zolli Candy business is a true work of entrepreneurship as she helps kids with dental health in a way that is fun and creative.

 

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Categories : Candy, Women Entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneur

Keto Cracker

Posted by gallagherjr21 
· Monday, October 25th, 2021 
· 4 Comments

A popular diet these days is the Keto diet. The Keto diet is a low carb and high fat diet which limits many tasty options like bread, pasta, and crackers. Crackers are a wonderful food because you can do so much with it like eating it with dips or toppings or by itself as a snack or just getting that satisfying crunch. A young girl named Nyah Kshatriya was made aware of this dilemma of not having tasty Keto friendly crackers and so she set out to create the perfect keto cracker.

Over the summer of her senior year in high school, Nyah decided that she wanted to get a job to Phoenix teen entrepreneur finds success with her 'Keto Cracker'earn some money. Her parents approved but said that she should consider an employment where she could learn skills that could benefit her later in life rather than learning the skills necessary for the minimum wage jobs. During that time, Nyah’s mother was on the Keto diet and challenged her daughter to create something similar to the beloved cracker but still have the healthy low carb Keto element. Nyah opted to create a cracker instead of a minimum wage employment. After many attempts, Nyah produced the perfect cracker. The cracker only consists of three ingredients and unlike the other Keto crackers that are in the market, this cracker does not contain the unknown ingredients. Once she completed the cracker, Nyah wanted to test whether her cracker would be liked among the Keto population. Using Instagram, Nyah sent her cracker to Keto people to taste test. The Keto people loved it and so started Keto Cracker.

See the source image              Although Keto Cracker has been a success, Nyah still has challenges to face. Like many otherSee the source image young business entrepreneurs, many people do not take her seriously because of her age. Also, since her was still in high school during the start of her business, she had the SATs, ACTs, AP exams and applying to colleges to balance with her business. But through it all, Nyah has excellent mentors to guide her with her business.

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Categories : Business, Cooking, Food, Instagram, woman, Women Entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneur, young entrepreneurs

Mikaila Ulmer: Founder of “Me & the Bees” Lemonade

Posted by campagnama21 
· Thursday, October 21st, 2021 
· 2 Comments

Mikaila Ulmer is a 17-year-old girl who started her own lemonade business at a very young age. The business idea started after young Mikaila got stung by a bee and wanted to learn more about bees to overcome her fear of them.  At age 4, she started a business by creating a very small lemonade stand. Very quickly, this turned into the business “Me & the Bees” as a result.

Mikaila is widely successful, at just age 9, she struck an $11 million distribution deal with US supermarket giants Whole Foods Market. Mikaila has also been invited to the White House twice, featured on Good Morning America, NBC News, Forbes Magazine, and Time Magazine for her entrepreneurial success. Mikaila is very busy; she juggles school, her business, and public speaking. The unique thing about her business is that 10% of her brand’s proceeds are donated to bee conservation charities. It is amazing how she used a challenge of hers (getting stung by a bee) to learn more about it and start up a profitable and charitable business.

Mikaila’s lemonade recipe is unique because it comes from her great Grandmother Helen’s flaxseed lemonade. It is fresh-squeezed, and each bottle is made with care. Her family has a huge part in helping her business thrive. As an extension to her business, Mikaila has created a “Bee-to-Z guide” for young entrepreneurs. Here, young entrepreneurs can find inspiration, business tips, and more to make their big ideas come to life. A very inspirational quote from Mikaila reads, “My generation—we’re the future,” Mikaila says. “When we grow up, we’re going to be the people who are the presidents and the leaders of the world. […]  If we start at a young age making a difference, donating back, giving back, when we grow up we can do that on a larger scale.” Mikaila’s business proves that, just like the bees, you are never too small to make a difference.

The 9 Most Successful Teen Entrepreneurs in the World (careeraddict.com)

Mikaila Ulmer of Me & the Bees Lemonade | Microsoft In Culture

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Categories : Bees, Beverages, Blog, Business, Charity, Creating, Entrepreneurship, Female Empowerment, grocery store, Handmade, Helping Hands, Investing, Lemonade, Positivity, Power, Shopping, Social Media, Startups, Strong, woman, Women Entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneur
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The Buzz for Bee Downtown

Posted by blendermannkj20 
· Tuesday, October 5th, 2021 
· 1 Comment

Do you ever think about bees? Small little insects with a huge impact on our world today. With the bee population dwindling every year, beekeepers like Leigh-Kathryn Bonner founded Bee Downtown to save the bees while simultaneously giving companies a new way to think about sustainability.

Companies, like honeybees, are both hives. They both have workers and a queen to serve. With this in mind and the similarities between the two, Leigh-Kathryn Bonner, a fourth-generation beekeeper in her family, wanted to find a way to unite modern day companies with her passion for saving honeybees. Her idea was Bee Downtown, a business that installs beehives on corporate land while at the same time teaching companies about creating high-quality teams for businesses. It was a unique opportunity for Kathryn. Her family had already been beekeepers for a few generations and that same love for the environment and saving honeybees was already instilled into Kathryn.

Their main service is installing and maintaining beehives on corporate campuses. This gives a place for honeybees to live in the spring and summer and drives curiosity and engagement from the employees. With the bees living alongside these companies, Bonner hopes to educate the corporate world about sustainability and caring for the environment. However, Bee Downton also offers year-round programs to satisfy employee curiosity. From Beekeeping Classes, Hive Tours, and even Honey Tastings and an Annual Honey Extraction Festival, they offer a wide variety of education and entertainment for anyone wanting to save the bees. They also partner with some of the biggest companies in America like Burt’s Bees, Delta, and Chick-fil-A. The director of sustainable business at Burt’s Bees even said, “We love what Bee Downtown is doing. We appreciate the partnership and are impressed with the professionalism and customer service of all BDT team members! Every spring, we are so glad to have busy bees again. There’s an entirely different energy in the office when they’re here!”

Overall, Leigh-Kathryn Bonner is one of the true examples of an innovative entrepreneur. She combined a passion for beekeeping and a need for corporate sustainability and combined them to create a company with a wonderful idea at its core. Not only is it educational, but it’s also just plain fun! Maybe we should look into Bee Downtown and get a few beehives on campus as well!

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Categories : Bees, Business, Business::Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Millennial Enrepreneuers, Women Entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneur

Nannies by Noa: The Unique Nanny Service

Posted by warburgle21 
· Monday, October 4th, 2021 
· 2 Comments

      Noa Mintz is a fascinating and truly inspiring millennial entrepreneur, who is currently a senior at Brown University. She grew up in the Upper West Side in Manhattan; at the age of 12 she created her own business, “Nannies by Noa”, which is currently a member of the Association of Premier Nanny Agencies. Her business serves affluent NYC families seeking well-educated and well-trained nannies on a regular basis. There are many different positions for the nannies ranging from part-time after school babysitting, to full-time 40 hours per week, Monday through Fridays.  

    According to a CNN Business article, Mintz’s idea came to her after her mother told her to “find a better babysitter.” Since Mintz didn’t like her own babysitter, she started looking for another one and later helped her friends find nannies too. She designed a thorough application process and started interviewing people for nanny positions. 

    Nannies by Noa’s application process is extensive. Understandably the application process requires multiple background checks, drug testing, but also includes three years in-home childcare experience requirement, two childcare employment references, a resume, an interview, and the requirement to be able to commit for at least one year. For example, there are a couple of active positions where some families have requested the nannies to speak French fluently. In many instances healthcare is also paid for by the families, which is unlike other major nanny services in the New York City area. Also, some families make arrangements for the nanny to have four weeks off for a vacation as well as the major federal holidays. Mintz has created a variety of different positions and services to best accommodate nannies as well as the families. 

   Nannies by Noa continues to thrive; even as Mintz is finishing up her last year studying Cognitive Neuroscience at Brown University, she continues to manage her childhood business. 

To learn more please check out…

https://www.nanniesbynoa.com/about/

https://money.cnn.com/2015/02/06/smallbusiness/nannies-by-noa/index.html

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Categories : babysitting, Business::Entrepreneurs, Creating, Entrepreneurship, Great Ideas, Kids, Millennial Enrepreneuers, Nanny, Startups, Women Entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneur
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Jooyeon Song: Seeing a New Perspective

Posted by colbertml18 
· Monday, October 4th, 2021 
· 3 Comments

Jooyeon Song is the co-founder of ManiMe at the age of 29. ManiMe sells custom fit and good quality stick on nails that the customer can purchase and apply themselves at home. Their products are cruelty free, nontoxic, and easy to use.  Song first thought of her idea when she was growing up in South Korea. She loved to go and get her nails done but she found with her busy schedule she just did not have the time to go to a nail solon. It was not until she attended college at Stanford where she met the man who would become her co-founder and together, while her was still in college getting her MBA, they created ManiMe. They use 3D printing technology to create the custom fit gel nails from 2D pictures.

Song explained one of the hardest things she faced while starting ManiMe was that most the investors she pitched to were male, and they did not understand the problem she was trying to solve. I think this problem happens more often than we think. I read an article that said, “there are 114% more female entrepreneurs in the US today than 20 years ago”. Women today are entering an environment that used to be all men. They bring to the table a new perspective and Song experienced the difficulty of trying to get others to see situations from a new perspective. Male or female this is an important part of entrepreneurship. Being able to get others to see the problem you see and understand how your idea can uniquely and effectively solve that problem is the heart and soul of entrepreneurship.

Song was able to explain her perspective and her solution to the problem and was able to get her business going. I found it really intriguing to learn about Song’s journey and what part of her entrepreneurship journey she struggled with the most. I feel as though it is a great example of the success that can come from perseverance, dedication, and hard work.

 

Here is a short video about Jooyeon Song:

https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2021/art-style/?profile=manime

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Categories : Women Entrepreneurs, young entrepreneurs

Super Business Girl!-Asia Newson

Posted by ShelatzAD21 
· Monday, October 4th, 2021 
· 3 Comments

Asia Newson is a young, teenage, entrepreneur from Detroit, who started her own business at the age of five! She wanted to experiment with candle-making while also teaching other kids like her how to become entrepreneurs. Her father first taught her how to make candles at a young age because he sold them himself at one point. Asia decided to create her own business, Super Business Girl, so she could have the freedom to design her own schedule. Ultimately, she looked at how hard her mom worked at her job and at home, so Asia decided that she wanted to create her own business to have more freedom to serve others. She started selling her candles outside of a store in downtown Detroit, which led to some conflict as she got older. Many people were projecting her business and brand as a scam and the security guards began chasing her from their storefront. Asia and her mother found a solution and went to get a permit. When the guards were shown the permit, they weren’t pleased but allowed it. Then she met someone who helped her out tremendously…

“Everything really started to change when Asia ran into Dan Gilbert, who is the owner of Quicken Loans as well as the Cleveland Cavaliers. He recognized her as Detroit’s “Super Business Girl.” She met with him in his office and he said, “I have keys to the city, and I can sell anywhere!” Today, Asia has trained 40 of her peers, young kids in Detroit, Michigan to be Entrepreneurs, which is to say Newson has created power and possibility across a whole community! She believes in helping other kids in Detroit and beyond learn to be entrepreneurs. She wants to open a candle store in every US state and she wants to sell her candles, as well as other products including “Super Business Girl” shirt, bags, and school supplies.”    (https://prettybrowngirl.com/i-see-me-pretty-brown-girlpreneurs/asia-newson-founder-super-business-girl/)

Asia is a 13-year-old business owner who is making an impact on the world. She was featured on the Ellen DeGeneres show and on America’s got talent for her business and for her strong entrepreneurial spirit. She made a large impact in her community by training up to 40 of her peers on how to become entrepreneurs in the Detroit area.

This story is a massive inspiration due to Asia’s ability to power through and not let anyone talk her down regardless of who they were and what they thought of her business. She wanted to create a major impact in her community and ultimately the world, and she is doing just so. Her idea is a new take on the young entrepreneur by being able to teach others her process of innovation and success in her business. She demonstrates the idea of pivoting and hard work to be able to push through the hardships of being overlooked as a young entrepreneur who grew out of the “Oh, this is so cute!” phase. She is taken seriously as a young entrepreneur who has made a major impact with not necessarily a new product, but a relatable process in making it. She again has inspired me, and hopefully, others, to start as early as you can so you can accomplish much throughout life. Taking the first steps to create a business will get the ball rolling, that’s what I need to strive for.

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/leahhunter/2017/01/10/the-13-year-old-entrepreneur-changing-the-face-of-business-in-detroit/?sh=df67f791f1d2

 

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Categories : Candles, Challenge, Positivity, Social Impact, Women Entrepreneurs, young entrepreneurs

Raelynn Heath: Rae’s Materials

Posted by campagnama21 
· Sunday, October 3rd, 2021 
· 3 Comments

Raelynn Heath is an 8-year-old girl from Missouri who started her own jewelry business at the age of 4. She specializes at making bracelets which she sells on Facebook and Etsy. Raelynn was recently featured in the “1 Million Cups Black Entrepreneurship Showcase” on Feb. 2

8, 2018, at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

Raelynn started making her bracelets out of plastic but upgraded to using acrylic and bubblegum beads when she was 5, and even uses materials like polymer clay. Raelynn also enjoys upcycling items such as chip bags, duct tape rolls, and old clothes. Raelynn’s business is unique because she has a generous purpose in creating most of her work. She gives bracelets to community members who have experienced recent trauma. Her big heart is a motivating factor of her business. Rae’s Materials is also unique because Raelynn has created this business at such a young age. Being able to create these bracelets at the age of four is a special talent, and it is amazing that she is using her talent to help those in need.

Raelynn hopes to increase her business to other areas of fashion as well but knows that school is her first priority at the moment. She hopes to study in Paris someday and get a degree in fashion. It is impressive that Raelynn has such a clear idea of how she wants her future business to expand at such a young age. Raelynn’s mom is in the process of helping her get a business license for Rae’s Materials, and her mom suspects that she could be on her way to a millionaire at age 16. Raelynn’s hopeful outlook and creativity has gotten her far in her entrepreneurial journey, and she will continue to grow her jewelry business using her great skill.

 

The 50 Youngest Entrepreneurs in the US | Business.org

8-year-old Raytown entrepreneur strings together jewelry business (startlandnews.com)

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Categories : Apparel/Accessories, Art, Creating, Design, Fashion, Jewelry, Kids, Positivity, Women Entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneur

Eve Kekeh, founder of Bundlee

Posted by hallerer20 
· Monday, September 27th, 2021 
· 4 Comments

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
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