http://kidpreneurclub.com/blog This blog will tell stories of ways kids and teens have made money by starting a business before they turned 18. Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:10:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Story: When Scott Wainner was just 15 years old, the world wide web and personal computing was only just beginning to become popular. Like many teenagers, Scott loved to play video games and run flight simulators -- the only problem was that Scott didn't come from a wealthy family, so ... http://kidpreneurclub.com/blog/?p=58 As a 16-year old boy, I can tell you that I'm seriously worried about my generation. It's different than any other in history -- most of my friends expect their parents to do everything for them. Their idea of being motivated is getting up the energy to ask mom or ... http://kidpreneurclub.com/blog/?p=50 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="348" caption="Jordan Culpepper and Tavis Smiley"][/caption] The Story: Ever since he was old enough to hold a crayon, Jordan Culpepper was an artist. After winning art contests in elementary school, he decided to start designing buttons for his family and friends. Pretty soon, everyone wanted one. He realized that there ... http://kidpreneurclub.com/blog/?p=46 [caption id="attachment_42" align="aligncenter" width="100" caption="John Paul Pigeon"][/caption] The Story: His mom always knew he was gifted.  After all, how many 7-year-old boys are learning Greek and reading at a 12th grade level? While other boys his age were playing Nintendo, John Paul Pigeon was reading the Wall Street Journal and breaking into the ... http://kidpreneurclub.com/blog/?p=41 The Story: As a child growing up in a foreign country, Barry Soetoro remembers feeling disconnected.  He was African-American, but he was living in Indonesia and didn't look like his friends. Barry was taller than the other kids but that didn't stop others from picking on him.  He remembers coming home with ... http://kidpreneurclub.com/blog/?p=39 The Story: In 2005 while most of the world was watching the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, 12-year-old Talia Leman was determined not to leave the rebuilding to grown-ups.  She went to her school and organized a trick-or-treat campaign where the kids would ask for donations to hurricane relief instead of candy. It ... http://kidpreneurclub.com/blog/?p=36 The Story: For as long as 14-year-old Evan Ducker can remember, he was different.  He was born with a birthmark on his cheek.  It's known as a port-wine stain, similar to the one former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev had on the crown of his head. His mother at first was ashamed ... http://kidpreneurclub.com/blog/?p=34 The Story: When Ephren Taylor was just 12-years-old he remembered not being able to afford video games, so he decided to start making his own.  After learning how to program computers, he started duplicating copies of the games he made and selling them to his classmates for $10 each.  He ended ... http://kidpreneurclub.com/blog/?p=27 The Story: 15-year-old Jennifer Sharpe from Dearborn, Michigan knows how to make a mint when it comes to selling cookies -- a thin mint, that is. Earlier this year Jennifer began selling Girl Scout cookies. However, instead of going door-to-door like most Scouts, she set up a stand in her church parking ... http://kidpreneurclub.com/blog/?p=25 The Story: All kids know what a problem crayons can be after a little use. They become broken and hard to draw with. 11-year old Cassidy Goldstein decided to do something about it. She took a small plastic tube used for holding flowers and after fashioning it into a crude creation, the ... http://kidpreneurclub.com/blog/?p=23