Posts by Owen.Edkins
Sanil Chawla, Hack+
When Sanil Chawla was a sophomore in high school, he wanted to launch his own web development company as a way to make some money from a hobby of his. Since he was underage, he couldn’t file for bank loans or anything of that sort, so instead he started his research. He then found a…
Read MoreCaroline and Isabel Bercaw
In 2012 the Bercaw sisters were just like any other 12-year-old girls. They were obsessed with bath bombs and other trendy stuff. So, then the sisters began to experiment with their own recipes to make fizzy fragments of their own. The sisters then went to a local art show to display their new creation, and…
Read MoreFemi Adebogun
Femi Adebogun was 16 at the time and starting to build his own company. He hired 5 remote employee’s that worked for him. The funny part is that these employees had no idea of the young man’s age. He wasn’t sure how they’d react, so he decided to keep his age a secret. That was…
Read MoreJack’s Stands and Marketplaces
Meet Jack Bonneau, an 8-year-old kid at the time who just wanted to buy some Legos. Jack wanted to buy a Lego Death Star but realized it was too much money. So, he did what many young kids do and made a lemonade stand. In just three months of selling lemonade, he saved up the…
Read MoreR.J. Duarte, GreenWorx Landscaping
R.J. Duarte was a young kid that had a common goal of a lot of other kids, to make some side hustle money. When R.J. was just 8 years old, he started doing lawncare around his neighborhood. Each summer his income would double and sometimes triple. Once he made it to high school, he hired…
Read MoreCory Nieves, Mr. Cory’s Cookies.
Cory Nieves is a young entrepreneur from New Jersey who had a huge passion for something very simple…, cookies. When Cory was just 6 years old, he loved his mom and wanted to help buy her a car. So he took to the neighborhood and started selling hot chocolate for $1. Once he started to…
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