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
Young Entrepreneur®
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.
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
Business Accounting
Young People Are Achieving 5-Figure Incomes Without a 9-5 Job. Here’s How — Plus the Critical Skills They Say School Doesn’t Teach Them.
Generations Alpha and Z have a different perspective on professional success.
By Amanda Breen
Side Hustle
Tired of ‘Culturally Obtuse’ Products, This 27-Year-Old Took His Side Hustle From $1,000 a Month to 7-Figure Revenue: ‘Pick the Right Opportunity to Pursue’
Victor Guardiola of Austin, Texas used skills he'd learned working at a startup to launch his own consumer packaged goods business.
By Amanda Breen
Side Hustle
At Age 23, He Started a Side Hustle While on Welfare. It Led to a 7-Figure Business and a Stay on Richard Branson’s Private Island.
Josh Turner launched a side project after he was fired — and it led to a lucrative business that gives back.
By Amanda Breen
Side Hustle
After a 12-Year-Old’s Side Hustle Made Over $4,000 in 1 Day, He and His Dad Grew the Business to Nearly $50,000 a Month: ‘It Takes Commitment’
Madden Forrest and his father, Steven, turned their passion for football into a lucrative business.
By Amanda Breen
Side Hustle
These Roommates Started a Side Hustle in Their Denver Apartment. Now It’s an 8-Figure Business With $1 Million Months: ‘Go Be Unreasonable.’
Boone Whiteside and Ben Medalie didn't want to work 9-5 "on someone else's dream."
By Amanda Breen
Side Hustle
This 17-Year-Old High School Student Has a $20,000-a-Month Side Hustle — and It All Started With a Skill He Learned in Class
Michael Satterlee is a full-time student and the founder of Solefully.
By Amanda Breen
Building a Business
After Losing $5 Million Overnight at Age 25, He Started a Business on Track for $50 Million. Here’s the ‘Lightbulb Moment’ That Made It Happen.
At 17, Matt Orlic had a job that would help launch him into entrepreneurship.
By Amanda Breen
Building a Business
These Yale Students Raised $3 Million in 14 Days to Build Their ‘Anti-Facebook’ Startup: ‘I Can See My Childhood Self Looking Up to Me.’
Two 21-year-old Yale juniors are changing digital networking with Series, an AI-powered platform backed by $3 million in venture capital.