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Alina Morse – Zolli Candy
Alina Morse, the CEO of Zolli Candy, demonstrates many of the key characteristics of an innovative entrepreneur. At only seven years old, Morse began displaying entrepreneurial qualities by identifying a problem and looking for a creative solution rather than simply accepting the existing options. She noticed that many of the lollipops available were made with…
Read MoreLollyPOPsicle Earrings
Eilee Belle Difrischia became an entrepreneur at the age of 12. Her father, brought home one day, from his business (more explained later) a giant box of old, dirty polymer clay with only about 8 colors in it. A few minutes later, with a bit of explaining and help from their father, her and her…
Read MoreHeart Of A Servant, Mind Of An Entrepreneur
Some business ideas are not so much a plan to engineer a service that will be financially successful as a natural extension of the founder. Andrew Glantz is a great example of a person who built a business focused on service, something he has been involved in for most of his life. Andrew Glantz is…
Read MoreFraser Doherty’s SuperJam of the Supermarkets
Fraser Doherty grew up in Edinburgh, Scottland and at the age of 14 was inspired by his grandmother who made her special jam on the weekends. Soon as a hobby he was making jam and started to sell it to neighbors, farmers markets, and local shops. After a few years he developed a healthier jam…
Read MoreVan Leeuwen Ice Cream – Ben Van Leeuwen
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream was started by Ben Van Leeuwen, his brother Pete, and his business partner Laura. After raising about $60,000 in family and friend funds, they started in an old used UPS truck that they personally fixed up and painted yellow. Even in reflection Ben says he would rather Bootstrap his business than…
Read MorePepper – A Well-Seasoned Adventure
During the summer of 2019, two best friends recently graduated from college, Jake Aronskind and Matt Schkolnick, found themselves brainstorming business ideas together in one of their childhood hang out spots. They had had similar conversations in the same location for years and had always been partial to the idea of starting a business, so…
Read MoreAlina Morse – ZolliPops: Healthy Candy?
Alina Morse at the young age of seven had a spark of an idea as she was walking from the bank with her father. She had been told many a time by her parents that sugar was bad for her teeth so naturally after being offered a lollipop she declined it asking, “Why can’t we…
Read MoreAlina Morse – Zolli Candy
Alina Morse is a young entrepreneur born in 2005. She is the founder of a company called Zolli Candy. At age seven she had identified a problem that human face with eating candy. Her father had said to her that sugar will cause harm to her teeth. She wondered why people couldn’t make something that…
Read MoreMikaila Ulmer: Me & the Bees Lemonade
Mikaila Ulmer, born in 2004 in Houston, Texas, was stung twice in the same week by bees and developed a terrible fear of them and anything else that buzzed. Also, around this time she was given a 1940s cookbook by her Granny Helen. Mikaila’s parents didn’t want her to live her life in fear, so…
Read MoreBen Pasternak
Ben Pasternak is an Australian born entrepreneur who continues to push the bounds of innovation and be an inspiration to all young entrepreneurs. At a young age, Ben started experimenting with creating mobile apps. By the time he was a teenager he had already launched Impossible Rush and Impossible Dial. These two games quickly climbed…
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