Teens
Entrepreneur runs “energetic business” while at college
Many college students think about what they’d like to do for work after graduation. But one young Vermont man has already launched a successful career that is keeping him and his parents, quite busy. Michael AdamsEddie’s Energy Bars “I started the business because I hate being bored. I need to do something every minute of [...]
Kid Entrepreneurs Builds iPhone App
Owen Voorhees may seem like an unlikely tech entrepreneur because he’s just 11-years old. But for the last nine months he climbed a mountain of doubt, overcame unfamiliar programming languages and poured over college level computer science textbooks–all to develop his very own iPhone application. Last month, his app, MathTime, debuted in the App Store [...]
The Best Lemonade Stand in America Contest
Calling all business-savvy kids ages 5-12! Summer is here and that means our search is on once again to find the best lemonade stands in America. Think you have what it takes to put together an award-winning stand? We want to hear from you! Share your story with us about building and running a lemonade [...]
Stoneham teen DJ nets $40,000 scholarship
STONEHAM – The nickname may have preceded the business, but it is undeniably apt. As a result of his flourishing DJ entertainment service, 2009 Stoneham High graduate David Buono Jr. (called DJ since birth) has been awarded a $40,000 Entrepreneurial Scholarship by the McKelvey Foundation. At an early age, DJ discovered his father’s music collection [...]
Teen Entrepreneurs Tell It Like It Is
The panelists were: Daniel Brusilovsky, CEO—Teens in Tech (teensintech.com) Jun Loayza, Founder—Future Delivery (fdvirtualworld.com) Jessica Mah, Founder—InternshipIN.com (internshipin.com) Ashley Qualls, CEO—WhateverLife (whateverlife.com) Carly Wertheim, Co-president—Teens Turning Green (teensturninggreen.org)
Brandywine brothers look to earn cold cash for tuition
Tweens raise nearly $20,000 from shaved ice stand. Last summer, Jonathan, 12, and Adam Holland, 13, noticed the popularity of shaved ice treats at summer camp and found themselves buying cold apple or blue raspberry-flavored treats on the hot afternoons. After their younger sister Zoe, now 9, was accepted to private school, the brothers wanted [...]
Teen’s invention puts YouTube music on tap
A schoolboy and his father have unleashed software that lets people listen to YouTube’s vast collection of music videos as if it were a private collection. Muziic software created by 15-year-old David Nelson enables computers to mine YouTube’s rich database of songs and play customised lists of tunes free of charge. “The Muziic player is [...]
