kidpreneur Archives - Black Enterprise

St. Louis Nonprofit Brownpreneurs is Training Young Black Men and Women To Be Entrepreneurs

Derek MajorJuly 18, 2022September 30, 2022

by Derek MajorJuly 18, 2022September 30, 20225394

Brownpreneurs, a nonprofit based in St. Louis, is training the next generation of young Black entrepreneurs, giving them the tools to control their destiny....

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Black Entrepreneurs Under 20 Share Lessons They Learned On The Way To Success

Derek MajorJuly 12, 2022September 30, 2022

by Derek MajorJuly 12, 2022September 30, 20226476

Three Black entrepreneurs share their secrets for becoming successful in business and overcoming challenges before the age of 20...

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Meet the 17-Year-Old Black Teen Who Just Opened a Rolled Ice Cream Shop

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJuly 6, 2022September 30, 2022

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJuly 6, 2022September 30, 202211872

A scoop of success! A 17-year-old high school student launched Roll-N-Sweetz ice cream shop in Nebraska....

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Black Teen Entrepreneur Utilizes Video Technology on Product Labels to Educate Customers on the Science of Black Hair

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsApril 22, 2022September 30, 2022

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsApril 22, 2022September 30, 2022879

TWA (teeny weeny afro) and BSL (bra strap length) friendly! This 15-year-old gives you scan and play helpful hair videos using codes on her Kakebi...

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10-Year-Old Lemonade Entrepreneur Gets Surprise On ‘GMA’ To Continue Charitable Work

Atiya JordanFebruary 23, 2022September 30, 2022

by Atiya JordanFebruary 23, 2022September 30, 20221141

Keep up the momentum, Laila!...

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Meet the Atlanta Teen Who Launched a T-Shirt Business and Scholarship Fund in Honor of Slain Aunt

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsNovember 26, 2021September 30, 2022

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsNovember 26, 2021September 30, 20221314

This teen activist decided to expand her Brown Girl Magic platform to launch an inspiring t-shirt business with apparel that speaks to Black empowerment, beauty,...

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11-Year Old Black Entrepreneur to Teach Financial Literacy in His Newly Acquired School Bus

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsOctober 28, 2021September 30, 2022

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsOctober 28, 2021September 30, 20226994

Caden Harris has purchased a 54-seat passenger bus and is now raising funds to convert it into a mobile financial literacy center that will visit...

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4-Year-Old Entrepreneur Launches Baked Goods Business

Marie CyprienDecember 16, 2019December 16, 2019

by Marie CyprienDecember 16, 2019December 16, 20191647

Mariah Morning is the 4-year-old owner of a bakery in Ohio called Mariah's Munchies, a dream that her mother, Angela, had always had faith in....

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12-Year-Old Gabrielle Goodwin Lands A Mega-Retail Deal with Target

Lydia BlancoOctober 21, 2019September 30, 2022

by Lydia BlancoOctober 21, 2019September 30, 202212361

Gabrielle ‘Gabby’ Goodwin, the founder and CEO of GaBBY Bows, has been working diligently at perfecting her products, which can be found in 74 Target...

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How a 10-Year-Old ‘Boss Baby’ Changed My Life as an Entrepreneur

Tarra JacksonJanuary 23, 2019September 30, 2022

by Tarra JacksonJanuary 23, 2019September 30, 20222080

When this entrepreneur met Artelia “Tilly” Shegog, the 10-year-old CEO of Boss Baby Enterprises, it changed her entire life as an entrepreneur by reminding her...