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
Young Entrepreneur®
Building a Business
This 14-Year-Old’s Business Could Save Your Life. ChatGPT Helped Her Build It.
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.
Business News
A Teen Who Built an App Bringing in $30 Million in Annual Revenue Was Just Turned Down By 15 Top Colleges
Zach Yadegari's AI app drew more than five million downloads in eight months.
By Sherin Shibu
Building a Business
Why Young ‘Next Gen’ Entrepreneurs Thrive on Innovation and Bold Moves
A new generation of decision-makers is changing practices with their innovative solutions, mixed banking preferences, and reliance on social media for education.
Building a Business
A Teen With Cerebral Palsy Pitched a Creative Product in School. He Got a B- — Then Grew the Business to $5 Million a Year Anyway.
Drew Davis, founder of Crippling Hot Sauce, uses humor and business to make a major impact.
By Amanda Breen
Side Hustle
These Friends Launched Their College Side Hustle in Just 1 Hour — Then It Hit 6 Figures a Month: ‘It Was a No-Brainer’
The duo had a major revelation while studying abroad — and it led to millions of dollars in sales.
By Amanda Breen
Side Hustle
‘I Was Called Crazy’: This 27-Year-Old’s Side Hustle Hit $30,000 a Month in Under a Year — Now It’s Worth Millions
Changing regulations forced Angel Rodriguez's jet ski rental company to shut down, and the young entrepreneur had to figure out his next move — fast.
By Amanda Breen
Side Hustle
This Stat About Gen Alpha’s Side Hustles Might Be Hard to Believe — But It Means Major Purchasing Power. Here’s What the Kids Want to Buy.
These young entrepreneurs are already planning for their financial futures.
By Amanda Breen
Side Hustle
This 29-Year-Old Quit Working 12-Hour Overnight Shifts Because Her Side Hustle Brings In Up to $8,000 a Month: ‘It Makes Me Happy’
Breanna Meertins picked up a fun hobby in her free time — then learned about an opportunity that would change everything.
By Amanda Breen
Side Hustle
‘$220,000 in 3 Months’: These Friends — One a Former Apple Engineer — Started a Side Hustle By Revamping an ‘Unruly, Ugly’ Product in Their Garage
Cristina Ashbaugh and Kelly McGee launched Yardsale to solve a common but often overlooked problem.
By Amanda Breen
Side Hustle
‘My Whole Life Changed’: This 28-Year-Old’s Side Hustle Made $10,000 in the First Month. She Quit Her Job and Is About to Hit $10 Million.
Gia Mezz was tired of seeing fast fashion on the rise — so she launched her own business.
By Amanda Breen
Side Hustle
This 24-Year-Old’s Creative Side Hustle Surpassed $1 Million in Sales: ‘Definitely Doing Something Right’
Content creator and actor Alyssa McKay saw the perfect opportunity to innovate.
By Amanda Breen