ManCans-Beaver Creek candle company
A 13-year-old boy named Hart Main created his very own candle business. He came up with this idea while teasing his sister about her “girly scented” candles. Main spent his $100 dollars of saving with the help and advice from his mother to invest in candle starter kits. With his savings, he purchased kits for candle making in hopes of selling his own candles for a profit. Within a few months, the Main household was able to create 20,000 candles! “That was a rough time. Everywhere you would go, there would be piles of cans and candles,” Hart Main recalled. “You couldn’t come down for breakfast in the morning because you didn’t have anywhere to sit.” In order to make the candles feel more masculine, he made the candles in soup cans instead of glass jars. He was later approached by Beaver Creek candle company, after accepting the offer he was able to further expand his scents and number of products. ManCan also donates 75 cents of every candle sale to soup kitchens in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Michigan. He sells his candles in around 150 stores. He originally started his business to buy a new bike but shortly released it was not a silly joke any more and worked very hard hands-on to make his business an active reality.
I really like this idea and I like how he appealed to the masculine side of the market while things like Dr. Squatch and similar brands are becoming popular. I also appreciate how someone so young can have a great idea and implement it so well for it to become successful.