At the age of six, young Cory Nieves set out to buy his mom a car. “I was tired of taking the bus, and I wanted to help my mom” Cory explains. The issue? Cars are expensive. So, Cory thought up a plan. Throughout his neighborhood, Cory began to sell Swiss Miss hot chocolate for $1 a cup. While selling these cups of hot chocolate, Cory noticed an opportunity and decided to pivot: cookies. Three months went by, and there before Cory was a cookie made from a recipe he and his mom worked hard to perfect. He bit into it, and in his mind, it was the perfect chocolate chip cookie. He was not alone in thinking his cookies were perfect; they were a hit! Deciding it was time to expand beyond his neighborhood, Cory went out to events and pitched his cookies to potential customers. His business only grew as time went on. After making an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, demand for Cory’s cookies flooded in. The business, at the time only Cory and his mom, had to grow to keep up. The business was incorporated into an LLC corporation, an e-commerce website was created and launched, and more “cookie helpers” were hired. Soon enough, Cory’s cookies were being shipped all over the country. The story of Mr. Cory’s Cookies is an inspiring example of bootstrapping and thinking as an entrepreneur.  From having an idea, to experimenting in his kitchen, to creating a flourishing business, Cory displays entrepreneurial thinking in how he was able to see a problem, find a solution, pivot in his solution, and remain flexible allowing growth with rising demand.