Cory Nieves at six-year-old had a one-of-a-kind mind and had a plan to sell hot chocolate to his neighborhood in Englewood, NJ. He wanted to do this to save up money to buy his mother a car. Nieves at six said he was tired of taking the bus, so he really wanted to help his mom. He started selling the hot chocolate for one dollar a cup! After a while, Nieves innovated and thought more into other ideas like baking cookies. He and his mother baked for months before he found the recipe he knew he could run with. The recipe was a hit, and Nieves said, “That’s when we knew we had a business — when people started taking our cookies seriously”. This is so incredible for a kid who is so young being able to go from his original idea to changing it and innovating to another successful idea. His mom and him would take these cookies to local races and festivals which then Nieves would pitch “Life’s too short to not eat a cookie!” This is so smart, and his mom was definitely a huge part in his idea because he wanted to help her as much as possible but also, she still helped him with a lot too, so it was a great idea. Nieves’s business just took off and continued to grow, and in 2015 he got invited to The Ellen DeGeneres Show! After the show, orders were overflowing. This caused a supply and demand problem, but again he innovated and got an appearance on CNBC’s The Profit, Mr. Cory’s Cookies earned $100,000 cash infusion. Then, a site was launched for the business, and they started to ship across the country. Now, the company offers 14 different flavors and Nieves himself still has more plans to expand. This story is so inspiring, at a young age being able to take an original idea that most likely wouldn’t take off and going off of that coming up with another idea that absolutely took off is incredible. Cory Nieves is truly a one-of-a-kind entrepreneur, and no one can take that from him and his mother who really helped make this all work.
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