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Success Stories Carley, age 13, has always had ideas and been creative. She became interested in candle making and learned the methods and skills of creating scented candles. She found her market niche and hit the business road to success on the first Mother's Day after she began. She sold her entire inventory. Since them Carley has hired Mom and two others to help with her thriving business. Tyler, age 12, always enjoys pets, especially dogs. Whenever he and his family wanted to go on vacation, or even away for just a day, they had problems finding a place to leave their family dog. Tyler realized an opportunity that others had overlooked. He opened his pet-sitting service that provides care for dogs for on day or up to a week. He has expanded his business several times, hiring others to help him, to meet the need for pet daycare in his community. Austin, age 12, was with his dad at a woodworking store when he discovered the idea of making wooden ink pens and selling them as his business. After researching his idea and borrowing some tools, Austin learned how to do wood turning on a lathe. He started selling his product at a local restaurant. He has expanded his products to include wooden yo-yos, wine bottle stoppers, and key chains, all made from exotic woods. He has sold his pieces of art to people in more than 15 states and three other countries. He also maintains his own website, KidMade.com. Nathan, age 14, decided to take a 4-H Crop Project and raise hay in a plot in his back yard. Staking out a 10' by 20' area, he turned his idea for hay production into real dollars. After completing a soil test and learning which fertilizer and seeds to use, Nathan was on his way. How could he grow enough bales of hay on such a small space? He made a lot of very small bales of hay and sold them to folks who had rabbits, gerbils, and hamsters. Olivia, age, 15, has loved rabbits from an early age. When she started raising Angoras she recognized a business opportunity for their fur. Learning to collect their fur, prepare the fur for spinning, and learning to spin, Olivia has hired her Mom and five other people to turn the fur into wonderful gloves, scarves, sweaters, and hats. She is now on the Web and just recently bought Alpacas to expand her weaving business. Entrepreneurship as a Career |
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