9-year-old Virginia native Jelani Jones is one of, if not, the youngest entrepreneurs alive today. It all started when her favorite farmers market employee recommended to for her to take a certain bath bomb making class. Upon being introduced to the concept of bath bombs, or a tightly compacted mixture of chemicals that slowly release scents and oils when exposed to moisture over time, Jelani asked her parents for the ingredients and instruments necessary for the procurement of bath bombs, and experimentation soon took place; with her parents’ permission and supervision of course. Upon reaching a reasonable, original, and all natural recipe after months of rigorous trial and error in developing her product, she finally began selling bath bombs to family, friends, and fellow church attendees. This effort eventually prompted Jelani to finally go public, bringing her line of products to both Etsy and the Facebook Marketplace. Her prolific line of 13 passionately unique and extremely colorful bath bombs sell for $4.50 each, and said products have raked in many five star reviews since her products initially went public.

For Jelani Jones, hard work and valiant efforts have certainly paid off for her in the long run. Since setting up her business, she has also introduced a line of moisturizers to her iconic line of bath bombs. She sells her products nationally, and thus the sky is the limit for this young entrepreneur. In the midst of it all, she still manages to be an all “A” student as well as a social individual.

Her advice to fellow young entrepreneurs is to believe in yourself and make yourself a great support system. Furthermore, she has been quoted stating  “Most kids are already creative. They not only need to hear that they can do anything, but parents need to help them be successful.”

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