Cory Nieves is a young entrepreneur who started his cookie-making business when he was only six years old. When Cory was six years old, he and his mother moved from the Bronx to New Jersey. At this time, they didn’t have a car, Cory saw this and wanted to fix this and provide for his mother. To do this, Cory started selling hot chocolate at a restaurant that belonged to a family friend. Cory actually made money from the hot chocolate sales–I mean, who wouldn’t buy hot chocolate from a six-year-old?
He decided to try venturing into the cookie-making business. Cory with his mom launched Mr. Cory’s Cookies, where they sold homemade cookies from their home and pop-ups stands in his town. Mr. Cory’s Cookies became successful very quickly, so Cory and his mom started baking in a commercial kitchen instead of their home to meet demand and meet health-code expectations easier.
Mr. Cory’s Cookies have only continued to increase in popularity. Cory expanded the company’s operations to online sales, which opened the cookie company to a global market. Mr. Cory’s Cookies also expanded its menu to include special flavored cookies.
Because of their success, Cory and his mom have been able and willing to give back to the community around them. They support organizations that help young people and single mothers and put on workshops for young pregnant mothers and people who suffer due to drug abuse. Cory clearly believes it is very important to help others and make the community around you better, and he believes that the power of positive thinking has allowed him to be so successful. Its inspiring to see how much good Cory and his mom have done for their community through their work.
Now at 20, he is in college and plans to continue his business.
i enjoyed reading about Cory its inspiring that he carried this on his whole life, and now is probably very successful finically. i just liked it because he took something so simple with such a huge market and stood out.