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She Was On the Cover of Entrepreneur Magazine At 13. Now She’s 21 and Her Brand Is Still Thriving.

Checking in with Zolli Candy's Alina Morse, eight years after she became the youngest founder ever to land on the cover of Entrepreneur magazine.

By Noa Ran-Ressler

Building a Business

How Young AI Founders Win Patents, Pilots and Press Before Their First Funding Round — and How You Can Copy Their Playbook

By Ali Raza

Building a Business

At Age 15, He Started Selling a Sweet Product for $2. His Business Broke $25,000 Last Summer: ‘Smooth Sailing, No Pun Intended.’

By Amanda Breen

Building a Business

This 23-Year-Old Turned a Facebook Marketplace Find Into a Creative Household Product. It Exploded on Social Media and Made $150K in 2 Weeks.

By Amanda Breen

Building a Business

I’m 27 Years Old With a Business Managing $500 Million in Deals. My Clients Might Already Be on Your Phone.

Evelin Herrera's meetings with high net worth individuals inspired her firm.

By Amanda Breen

Business News

This Teen Entrepreneur’s Viral Video Got 50 Million Views. Now His Product Brings in $300,000 a Month.

This teenage founder says demand for his product grew out of its novelty.

By Sherin Shibu

Side Hustle

At Age 26, She Helps People Run Their Businesses With an ‘Incredibly Rewarding’ Side Hustle That Brings In $2,800 a Month

Kayli Robles wanted to build a career on her own terms.

By Amanda Breen

Building a Business

2 Brothers Started a $1.2M Side Hustle as Teens. The Blue-Collar Business Made $3M Last Year: ‘Young People Are Looking for Different Career Paths.’

Kirk and Jacob McKinney's business began with a single pick-up truck.

By Amanda Breen

Building a Business

These High Schoolers Were Tasked With Turning $1 into $100 in a Week. One of Them Made Over $2,000.

One student made $2,065 in a week — but says he overbooked himself.

By Sherin Shibu

Side Hustle

At Age 16, He Started a Side Hustle That Hit $150K in Under a Year. He Used Amazon and ChatGPT to ‘Rinse and Repeat’ Sales.

Ethan Alexander says he "just took what was in front of me and made it mine.”

By Amanda Breen

Building a Business

At Age 25, She’s Turning the ‘Approachable’ Business That Started in Her Apartment Into Over $200K a Year: ‘Something People Genuinely Wanted’

Nicole Schlesinger spent "every spare hour" building her brand.

By Amanda Breen

Side Hustle

In High School, These Friends Started a ‘Roadkill’ Side Hustle. Their Business Made Nearly $600K Last Year: ‘Didn’t Have a Lot of Experience’

Anthony Heathco and Colton Roush began with a lawnmower — now they have a lucrative business.

By Amanda Breen

Building a Business

This 23-Year-Old’s Business Solves an ‘Absurd’ Problem in Sports. It ‘Went Super Viral’ — And Is On Track For $7 Million This Year.

Zechariah Thomas is on a mission to make sports more accessible.

By Amanda Breen

Building a Business

If You’re a Young Entrepreneur, Here Are 3 Lessons You Can’t Afford to Miss

After 15 years in business, here are my three biggest pieces of advice for young founders.

By Ben Walker

Building a Business

I’m an 18-Year-Old With a Business That Made $315,000 in 1 Month — Here’s How Young Entrepreneurs Can Replicate My Success

Teen founder Michael Satterlee knows what it takes to go viral and see massive sales.

By Amanda Breen

Building a Business

This 27-Year-Old’s ‘Bulletproof’ Business Strategy Led to $1 Million in Sales in 7 Minutes

Mikayla Nogueira reveals how the tactic helps a brand "explode."

By Amanda Breen

Buying a Franchise

Why Young Entrepreneurs Are Flocking to Franchising — and What It Means for Your Brand

Younger entrepreneurs are reshaping the franchising landscape, bringing technology fluency, a desire for purpose-driven work and a fresh approach to business ownership.

By Tim Conn

How to Start a Side Hustle

This 28-Year-Old Was Working as a Groundskeeper for SoFi Stadium When He Started a Side Hustle Averaging $6,500 a Month

The videos Jordan Achay shared with his friends inspired an exciting business.

By Amanda Breen

Building a Business

This 27-Year-Old’s ‘Chewy, Bouncy’ Side Hustle Turned Full-Time Business Made $100,000 in Month 1

John Liu wanted to bring Taiwanese flavors and textures to U.S. grocery stores.

By Amanda Breen

Side Hustle

Starbucks Barista’s ‘Stealth Mode’ Side Hustle Now Sees $1 Million Months

Haley Pavone, 29, came up with her business idea after a dance floor injury.

By Amanda Breen

Buying a Franchise

This 18-Year-Old Saved Babysitting Money for College — Then Decided to Buy a Business Instead

She bought her first store before she could legally sign a contract.

By Carl Stoffers

Building a Business

This 14-Year-Old’s Business Could Save Your Life. ChatGPT Helped Her Build It.

After a restaurant burned down near her home, Shanya Gill set out to improve fire safety.

By Amanda Breen

Side Hustle

College Friends Started a Side Hustle With $50. It’s ‘So Fulfilling’ — and On Track for $500,000.

Presley Campbell and Alden Kramer followed their passion into business.

By Amanda Breen

Side Hustle

His Salty Side Hustle Saw Revenue ‘From Day 1’ and Hit $10 Million Last Year

Seth Goldstein, 29, and his friend Steven Rofrano got their business idea after a snack break in Miami.

By Amanda Breen

Human Resources

This 29-Year-Old’s Business Helps Young People Without Work Experience Earn Tens of Thousands and Launch Their Careers: ‘You’re Not Just Your Major’

Julia Haber, co-founder of Home From College, helps college students and recent graduates bring their "whole self" to the table.

By Amanda Breen

Building a Business

I Built a $20 Million Company by Age 22 While Still in College. Here’s How I Did It and What I Learned Along the Way.

Wealth-building in your early twenties isn't about playing it safe; it's about exploiting the one time in life when having nothing to lose gives you everything to gain.

By Emil Barr

Side Hustle

This 26-Year-Old’s Side Hustle Turned Full-Time Business Led to $100,000 in 2.5 Months and Is On Track for $2.5 Million in 2025

Ross Friedman's successful venture started with a "Teen Night" in Boston, Massachusetts.

By Amanda Breen

Buying a Franchise

Gen Z Is Quitting Corporate for a Different Kind of Business Opportunity: ‘The W-2 World Doesn’t Hold the Same Allure’

Young entrepreneurs are changing everything in franchising from training to marketing — and they're teaching older generations a thing or two along the way.

By Kim Kavin

Side Hustle

‘Thousands of Dollars in Minutes’: The Side Hustle She Started in High School Should Sell Over 30,000 Products This Year — and Hit 7 Figures in 2026

Leila Quraishi, 27, bought the domain name for her business as soon as she turned 18 — and has been growing it ever since.

By Amanda Breen

Side Hustle

This 29-Year-Old’s Side Hustle Brought People ‘to the Dark Green Side.’ It Made $10,000 Within 2 Days and Sees 6 Figures a Month.

Nikki Seaman began work on her business when the pandemic led to grocery store shutdowns.

By Amanda Breen