When people think of Texas cuisine, they usually think of good southern cooking and the smoked meats that come from the region, but the Ponce children are taking a sweeter approach to things. 
Samantha (19), Adam (18), and Byron (15) Ponce have opened a candy store named Sab’s Candy Shop after first beginning their candy ventures 6 years ago. Samantha began posting fliers around school to promote their new candy business and get the word out about it. Sadly, kids at school bullied her for it, and told her that it was “embarrassing”. Thankfully though, this skepticism and negativity didn’t stop them from trying to grow their business. They officially opened their candy store in 2018.
Whenever COVID-19 hit the United States many businesses had to adapt, and Sab’s Candy Shop did so in a unique way. When the virus began to spread, the siblings promoted their business through the use of Tik Tok. People who lived 4 or even 6 hours away from the store, saw what the Ponce siblings were doing and drove to experience it themselves. Another issue they had to work around was their employees resigning. The Candy Shop had to shut down for a week to sanitize and prepare for pandemic operation, but when they reopened, their employees elected not to go back to work. As a result, the siblings and their family had to step up to keep things running around the shop, otherwise it is likely that they would have closed down.
The Ponce siblings demonstrated how businesses had to adapt and innovate when the pandemic hit the United States. Their ages and other activities make this even ore impressive as they still had to keep up with school and not fall behind. They were able to innovate upon the idea of marketing their candy shop, by reaching a broader audience through Tik Tok.
https://www.valleymorningstar.com/2020/09/25/young-entrepreneurs-siblings-candy-snack-shop-prevails-despite-challenges/
Great story about the Ponce family, it is really disappointing to see the negativity they faced at school for starting their own business. But, lots of entrepreneurs have to take backlash, and negative responses before they can become successful. Pushing through the negativity, the pandemic, and then their workers quitting, while balancing school, is inspirational and these children are no older than I am!