A boy named Cory Nieves, 6 years old, was tired of taking the bus and wanted to help buy his mom a car. He used a friend’s restaurant to start selling hot chocolate for $1, later adding cookies. He searched for the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe for three months, making them with his mom, until he found the perfect cookie. He got positive response from his customers but got shut down for a health code violation – making and selling treats out of a home kitchen. However, a local bakery got Cory an attorney who helped him and his mom form a legal business and get access to a commercial kitchen. They took their cookies to local festivals and races and pitched to customers their delicious cookies.
As his business grew, Cory was invited onto the Ellen DeGeneres Show which multiplied his orders but created production shortages. He earned a $100,000 cash infusion on CNBC’s The Profit, helping to launch an e-commerce site, hire employees, and ship product all across the country. Mr. Cory’s Cookies now offers 14 flavors and has potential to expand.
Cory’s story is inspiring for multiple reasons. The fact that he started this business at the age of 6 shows his ambition, energy, and love for cookies (and his mom). The initial motivating factor was to buy his mom a car, a bold goal, but one that drove Cory to work hard and push past obstacles like getting shut down due to a health code violation and experiencing a supply shortage. His response to hardships like these shows his entrepreneurial spirit and passion for his business. Although chocolate chip cookies are not a new idea, Cory’s story, spirit, and perseverance allowed him to be successful in a popular market.
This is such an incredible story! One thing I love about this is Cory’s main motivation. His ultimate goal was to help his own mother. This really testifies to the heart and passion that Cory has! I think we can all learn a lesson from him by putting others above ourselves. I find it inspiring how Cory chose to pursue a business in an area he truly loved! I believe that his business has been so successful because of his love and passion for his craft! Thanks for sharing!
Cory’s story really testifies to what we’ve learned about businesses who manage to succeed in a relatively popular market through either a niche take on the industry or, in this case, a compelling drive behind supporting the business. Cory’s efforts to help his mom and the way the community helped him and his mother in these efforts is such a beautiful start to what I hope continues to be a successful venture!
This story is super cool because of how young the kid was and because of how he involved innovation in the process of discovering the perfect cookie, and in growing the business. Good job.
This story is so incredible! I actually wrote on this as well, and I thought that Cory being six and being able to come up with ideas like that and make them successful is just so amazing. The desire he has to help his mom is awesome, and truly he succeeded in his goal. It was so impressive to read about the innovations Cory made to his ideas, there are not a lot of kids who can do this, but he can and that is one of a kind. Overall, this is a great story and truly inspiring to anyone who wants to see what it takes to be successful as a young Entrepeneur. Great Job!