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Saturday Open Thread: Teen Entrepreneurs Week

August 22, 2015 by Miranda 170 Comments

Welcome to the Weekend POU! Today's young, gifted and black entrepreneur started out at 13. Now a college graduate, her empire is still growing strong. Jasmine Lawrence The REALLY Bad Hair Day Every teen has had a bad hair day, but for Jasmine Lawrence, her trauma turned good when she ended up developing a line of hair and skincare products out of her home, today … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Teen Entrepreneurs Week

Friday Open Thread: Teen Entrepreneurs Week

August 21, 2015 by Miranda 270 Comments

Happy Friday POU! Hope you're enjoying our series on young, gifted and black entrepreneurs. Today we feature 3 youngsters that are already making their marks in the business world and are barely out of elementary school. Asia Newson Asia Newson started Super Business Girl when she was five years old. Her father taught her how to make candles and she turned her new … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Teen Entrepreneurs Week

Thursday Open Thread: Teen Entrepreneurs Week

August 20, 2015 by Miranda 275 Comments

Good Morning POU! Today's featured young, gifted and black teen is a fashion designer, author, motivational speaker...and not even in high school! Whew! Essynce Moore Essynce Moore has loved clothes for as long as she can remember. When she was 6, she began drawing designs in notebooks. Four years later, with the help of her mom, Essynce launched her own kids’ … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Teen Entrepreneurs Week

Wednesday Open Thread: Teen Entrepreneurs Week

August 19, 2015 by Miranda 279 Comments

Good Morning POU! We hope you're enjoying this series on our young, gifted and black teens. Today we feature the very talented and creative Maya Penn. Maya Penn (born February 10, 2000) is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, animator, artist, and the CEO of her eco-friendly fashion company Maya's Ideas. In a dream world, every kid’s resume would look a lot … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Teen Entrepreneurs Week

Tuesday Open Thread: Teen Entrepreneurs Week

August 18, 2015 by Miranda 283 Comments

Good Morning POU! We continue our look at the young, gifted and black entrepreneurs. Jaylen Bledsoe Jaylen Bledsoe started his company, Bledsoe Technologies, LLC, an information technology consulting company, at the age of 12 with only $100. In just over two years, he built the company into a $3.5 million IT enterprise. Few entrepreneurs can say they've grown … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Teen Entrepreneurs Week

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