While most teenagers are earning money by babysitting or getting a summer job some are creating big businesses that you would’ve never guessed they were ran by teenagers.
Meet these 10 teen founders who are building big businesses:
1. Eli Zied – Habits 365
Eli Zied is a successful entrepreneur based out of New York City. He started selling sneakers at a young age and built his own business by the time he was 18. Eli established Habits 365 a few years back. Its mission? Helping people establish good habits 365 days a year.
2. Brendan Cox – Cox Visuals
Brendan Cox is a successful serial entrepreneur popular for multiple businesses under his belt. Cox Visuals is one of his most successful ventures. It’s a company that specializes in social media strategizing and branding.
3. Evan Moana – EvanTubeHD
EvanTubeHD is one the most iconic YouTube channels in recent history. His channel focuses on toy unboxings and challenges with her sister Jillian. Youtube crowned Evan Moana as the youngest YouTuber to become a millionaire. All of their earnings in their channel is invested back into Evan and Jillian’s college fund.
4. Mikaila Ulmer – Me & the Bees Lemonade
Mikaila started Me & the Bees Lemonade when she got stung by a bee. She immediately though of the bees and how it could be incorporated into her grandma’s recipe for flaxseed lemonade. The result? She has her own e-commerce store and her products are available in Whole Foods. Me & the Bees Lemonade has its own mission too. According to their website, the business is extending its full support to foundations protecting the bees worldwide.
5. Moziah “Mo” Bridges – Mo’s Bows
At a tender age, Moziah Bridges knew that he is going to be a fashion icon. He started Mo’s Bows in 2010 with a mission to bring the bowties back in style. In its 10th year of business, Mo’s Bows have been selling bowties and other accessories like hotcakes. His venture into the fashion industry also motivated the young entrepreneur to take up fashion design in college.
6. Hannah Grace – beYOUtiful
BeYOUtiful started off as a challenge. Hannah’s dad challenged her to recreate her favorite items from leading beauty and health brands. She came up with an idea to launch beYOUtiful, a beauty brand that sells bath bombs. Hannah donates 20% of her earnings to a diabetes foundation as she was diagnosed with the disease when she was a young kid.
7. Faiz Imran – Fismma
Faiz Imran is a successful teen entrepreneur based out of Atlanta. He is a serial entrepreneur and investor. Faiz was behind Everscent, a device that releases a scent when it senses movement. He also established Fismma, a fully-functioning digital media agency.
8. Cory Nieves – Mr. Cory’s Cookies
Cory Nieves wanted a perfect a chocolate chip cookie. He began his journey by selling lemonade and coffee. His cookies didn’t come into fruition overnight though. He and his mom went into a lot of trial and error to make the perfect cookie. Right now, they are currently offering different flavors of cookie all over the USA.
9. Jelani Jones – Lani Boo Bath
Jelani is an up and coming beauty entrepreneur. She began her career when she was 9 years old. Her love for branding her own beauty products led her to establish Lani Boo Bath, a beauty brand that specializes in homemade soaps and bath essentials. She spent countless hours in farmers’ market just to study the products she was interested in. Jelani now has her own ecommerce store that offers a variety of bath essentials.
10. Nic Bianchi – Bianchi Candle Co.
Nic Bianchi established Bianchi Candle Co. when he was just 12 years old. He was passionate about making high-quality, homemade candles. Nic used his love for math and science to concoct his own line of scented candles. Their candles are made from high-quality soy wax, allowing it to burn cleaner and longer.
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