Fraser Doherty began making and selling jam from his grandmother’s recipes at the age of 14. He called his business SuperJams and they are made purely out of fruit and fruit juice. At the age of 16, he had to leave school completely in order to meet the demands of his customers. Just a few years after that, the demands were so great that he had to begin renting out a warehouse to produce the jam and was approached by Waitrose in 2007 to sell his product in their stores. After just one year of being in this supermarket in the UK, SuperJams had done $1.2 million in sales. 
Considering the fact that he began with a simple loan of $9,000 and has turned into this successful business shows how hard working and dedicated he is. However, he doesn’t let the success go to his head and has even said he doesn’t do it for the money; he does it because he loves making jam. All of his success has actually prompted him to help others. In 2008, he started a charity that hosts tea parties for elderly people that live alone. At the end of these events, there are usually people crying from the pure joy and happiness they experienced thanks to Fraser Doherty. Doherty is a huge inspiration not only as an entrepreneur, but also because of what he does for others.
This was such an interesting article. It is incredible that someone at the age of 16 could even conceive of the idea of getting a $9,000 loan and then drop out of school to pursue his jam business. Most college students I know lack that type of intuition and commitment. I am inspired by this young entrepreneur.
I love how he took such a simple product and personalized it! Not many 14 year old boys are interested in starting a business, and yet he worked hard and has done well for himself. Inspirational!
Wow that’s amazing! It He didn’t need school to be successful. I love how he decided to do a charity with it.
That is extraordinarily impressive! It is curious to me how many of these very young entrepreneurs seem to become successful from a consumer type product that could manufactured from home. Something about the unique recipe, the well-designed sock, and the quirky candle seems to promote enormous business success for kids under 20. Just a thought.
A young student dropping out of high school to make jam.
I find that funny. He dropped out of school at age 16. That’s risky, but he had his own business to cultivate. I love that he doesn’t care about the money– he’s just a boy who loves making jam.
Nonetheless, this story is inspiring. He’s the epitome of someone who loves his business, and he has a business because it’s something he loves doing.