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16-Year-Old Entrepreneur Makes History, Opens Beauty Supply Shop In Brooklyn

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsSeptember 28, 2020October 2, 2020

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsSeptember 28, 2020October 2, 202021274

At the age of 16, Paris McKenzie reportedly became the youngest person to open her own beauty supply shop in Brooklyn, NY....

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Black Woman Is the Leader of the No. 1 After-School Program in Texas

Marie CyprienMarch 3, 2020March 3, 2020

by Marie CyprienMarch 3, 2020March 3, 2020965

Crystal Victoria is helping students open their own businesses with Teen Biz Camp, a program to help teens understand the basics of entrepreneurship. ...

Entrepreneurship

Meet the 15-Year-Old Who Went From an Ice Cream Cart to an Ice Cream Parlor

Marie CyprienJanuary 23, 2020January 30, 2020

by Marie CyprienJanuary 23, 2020January 30, 2020477

Victor “Beau” Tracy Shell first started selling ice cream on a cart at 8 years old. Now, at 15, he has opened his very own...

Entrepreneurship

11-Year-Old Entrepreneur Opens Obocho’s Closet Thrift Store in Brooklyn

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJanuary 2, 2020January 2, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJanuary 2, 2020January 2, 20201188

An 11-year-old entrepreneur Obocho Peters opens Obocho’s Closet thrift store in Brooklyn, New York, to help low-income families find affordable kids' clothing...

Entrepreneurship

These Teen Entrepreneurs Run A Family Business and Take College Courses

Marie CyprienDecember 11, 2019January 17, 2020

by Marie CyprienDecember 11, 2019January 17, 20205192

Brothers Shane and Nigel Mushambi are only 12 and 13-years-olds and they are already taking college courses. And that's not all, get this, they are...

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