Teenager Finds a Niche in Man-Scented Candles Would you like your house to smell like bacon? Or perhaps a new mitt? A young entrepreneur creates his own masculine take on the scented-candle business.
By Michelle Juergen •
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Entrepreneur: Hart Main, the 14-year-old founder of Marysville, Ohio-based ManCans, which began selling its manly scented candles in November 2010.
"Aha" moment: Main's 12-year-old sister was selling candles for a school fundraiser, and he teased her about the girly scents, telling her it would be cool if there were "men-scented" candles: "I thought, grass, bacon, sawdust, leather," he says.
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