Laura Hamilton Waxman - Cool Kid Businesses

Laura Hamilton Waxman

Lerner Publications Minneapolis

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Table of Contents

A good business starts with a great idea. But it takes more than an idea to run a business. It takes a lot of hard work.

Bright Ideas

Kid business owners are up for the challenge. They know how to make things that people will buy. And they know how to keep their companies going.

Do you like to bake or cook? Some kids have turned that skill into a successful business.

Food, Drink, and Treats

Cory Nieves

Cory Nieves wanted to bake and sell cookies. He spent months getting his recipe just right. His idea turned into a company called Mr. Corys Cookies. He is saving the money from his business for college.

Cory has sold his cookies in stores and online.

Mikaila U lmer

Mikaila Ulmer used to be afraid of bees. Then she started Me & the Bees Lemonade. Her company makes lemonade with honey. She gives away some of her profits to keep Earths honeybees safe.

Mikailas company has made millions of dollars selling lemonade.

Alina Morse

Alina Morse loves candy. But she knows it is bad for her teeth. At the age of nine, she figured out how to make lollipops without sugar. She called them Zollipops and started a company to sell them.

Alina donates 10% of her profits to teaching kids how to keep their teeth healthy and strong.

Do you like to wear cool clothes? These kids are designing and selling their own fashion lines.

Fun Fashion

Isabella Rose Taylor

Isabella Rose Taylor learned to sew one summer at camp. Then she started designing and selling her own clothes. Isabella has sold dresses, T-shirts, hoodies, and more.

Isabella makes clothes for preteens and teens.

Mo Bridges

Moziah (Mo) Bridges started his company when he was twelve. Mos Bows makes cool and colorful bowties for kids and grown-ups. Mos business even made bowties for the National Basketball Association.