15 Extraordinary Kid Entrepreneurs That Started Successful Businesses [2024]

I am just an average 13-year-old kid with a small business poised to eclipse half a million in sales in 2019.

My name is Tripp Phillips and I go to Dalton middle school. I play football and golf on the DMS team and still manage to do my homework and run a business. I give speeches about once a week to schools, colleges, local chambers of commerce, Rotary clubs, Kiwanis clubs along with podcasts, television and print publication interviews. I love to tell my story and try to inspire people I touch to believe they can achieve whatever goal they set for themselves. I am also one of the youngest patent holders in US history!

My product is Le-Glue, the world's 1st water releasable adhesive created for building bricks like Legos. We sell to brick builders, young and young at heart, all over the world. We are the answer to that evil KRAGGLE!

Hi. My name is James Chan, and I’m a 12-year old second-generation magician and juggler. I specialize in magic and juggling family events. Since my business had pivoted to a virtual platform, I can now perform for audiences around the globe. My customers include boy scout troops, PTA’s, companies who host take your kids to work days, and organizations planning celebrations.

At age 5, I was juggling 3 balls, at age 8, I was juggling three flaming torches, and by age 10 I was picking pockets. My credits include winning the International Brotherhood of Magician's first-ever Zoom magic competition and even beating out many magicians twice my age, appearing on ABC7 News, national television with Tiffany Haddish, and Access Daily with Penn & Teller. I will also be featured in the upcoming Netflix feature ‘ME TIME’ starring Kevin Hart, Mark Wahlberg & Regina Hall, directed and written by John Hamburg.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgFBJ8YqoX4

My name is Kyler, I am the inventor and co-founder of the Comfy Cup. I am currently 12-years old, but I was 8-years old when I came up with the idea to create a more comfortable athletic cup for boys.

I was frustrated by the protective athletic cup my baseball coach required boys on my team to wear. It was hard and uncomfortable. I would fidget with it in the batter’s box, on the field, and in the dugout. It was a constant interference from focusing on the game. I tried a variety of athletic cups available in sporting goods stores and online, but couldn’t find a better solution.

Instead of whining about it, my parents challenged me to come up with a solution. And now, I hit a homerun! Comfy Cup is changing the game for youth boy athletes. My simple invention has grown into a successful business venture for me and my family. Comfy Cup is now available on Amazon and The Grommet and in my local Scheels sporting goods store.

Hi guys! My name is Paul Kaster and I’m the owner of Crooked Branch Studio. I started the business in 2016 making handcrafted wooden bow ties, but I’ve since expanded to carbon fiber bow ties under the sub-brand Carbon Cravat.

Back in 2016, I spent dozens of hours per week in the woodshop, painstakingly crafting each bow tie by hand, assembling the product, and shipping it to customers. Just three years later, I now spend less than 1 hour per week passively managing my business from halfway across the country.

After outsourcing most of my day-to-day work to contractors around the United States, my business now consistently pulls in around $1000/mo in profit with minimal upkeep. If you’re interested in learning how to turn a labor-intensive business into a self-running income stream, I’ll be diving more into specifics later.

My name is Lawrence O'Connor, aka 'OWC Larry.' I am the founder and CEO of OWC (Other World Computing, Inc.).

OWC has been upgrading and enabling greater longevity and capability from computers and other technology our customers depend on for over three decades. We aren't just a direct reseller. OWC engineers and manufactures these solutions as well, including leading-edge software applications that enable even greater functionality. We are here for our customers and because of our customers, which is reflected in the products we develop.

Our hardware solutions include memory, high-performance SSDs, port expansion docks, a wide range of external storage solutions that serve everything from backup to audio/video/photography needs, and even major motion picture production. The software includes Mac & Windows RAID management, Mac/PC drive compatibility support, and tools for system health monitoring, data ingest, and file management for both computers and mobile devices. We continue to experience solid year-over-year growth and have expanded internationally over the last five years with major operations in Europe and Asia in addition to the USA.

My name is Max Maher I am a serial entrepreneur, lifelong learner, and a founder of Skinny Wimp Moving!

Starting out, I formed a small landscaping company at 13, a sports supplement company at 16, then a pool service company, called PoolsMax at 18. The amalgamation of these businesses along with ruthlessly saving enabled me to purchase existing moving trucks and warehouse space of an unprofitable moving company which became the first Skinny Wimp Moving Co franchise when I was 19.

Skinny Wimp Moving provides household and commercial moving services based out of Phoenix, Arizona with an emphasis on customer comfort, simple pricing, and friendly faces.

Hello, my name is Samuel Sternberg, I’m 15 years old and I created the Instagram page @zekefeed. It’s a fan page for NFL player Ezekiel Elliott and has exploded over the last 2 years. In the last couple of months alone I’ve gained nearly 20,000 followers.

My source of revenue currently is selling ads and I hope to create my own products as well.

My customers are anyone wanting to promote their product or brand. I’ve grown over 50,000 engaged followers within the last 2 years and continue to grow.

G’day! I am Dave Barnes and I founded the company Gym and Fitness. Gym and Fitness is one of the largest online retailers of home gym equipment in Australia and New Zealand, providing thousands of customers with easy access to gym equipment to help them achieve a fit and healthy lifestyle!

Currently, we have a team of 60 staff, servicing 450 customers a week.

I’m Michael Arciola III and the founder of Southern Cigar Co. At the time of founding, I was a student at Florida State University studying computer science and business. I started the company 4 years ago out of my apartment and couldn’t be happier with the progress we’ve made thus far.

Southern Cigar Co.’s primary product is a subscription box, which was all the hype then and still is now. Our primary customers are fathers, golfers, businessmen, and new hobbyists. We ship worldwide and have shipped to over 30 different countries so far. Currently we are doing ~250k a year in revenue, but this has been growing at about 20% year over year.

Me packing boxes outside out apartment on the deck. I would do them in batches, this being one of them.

My name is Andrew Pevzner, I and My brother Phillip Pevzner are the founders and owners of Laced Up. Laced Up are a chain of high-end collectible sneaker and streetwear resale stores. We carry brands like Supreme, Jordan, Yeezy, Bape, and more, all limited edition brands with the hype behind them. We currently have 4 retail stores in New York and New Jersey and do a good amount of business online through our website. We specialize in offering high-end collectible items in a convenient retail space with great customer service.

We have grown this business from a single store to 4 locations and over $5 Million annually in sales. We have had over 58,000 orders to customers all over the world. We have built a team of over 30 staff, providing new careers for many and financial security for us and our families.

My entrepreneurial journey starts many, many years ago. I would be amiss if I didn’t convey that entrepreneurship was always in my blood. Ever since I was just a sparkle in my parent's eye, I was thinking up new schemes and ideas that had the potential to grow and scale. As a young rascal I would be doing things like flipping toys for a profit (the profit wasn’t always monetary), setting up lemonade and beverage stands, trading collectibles, and even simply just selling raspberries door-to-door that I picked from a public field - yeah, that was me! But this was just the beginning.

Robert Bruski as a young entrepreneur

As I grew older and entered high school things started to get a little bit more serious. I started learning about business, watching documentaries, reading biographies, and trying to learn from the best of the best. Having gotten my first job as a fitness club attendant at a local hotel, I thought to myself, “okay this is great, but what is the next step to grow and scale?”. This mentality stretched way beyond my “professional” life. I knew that great leaders and great entrepreneurs were great because of the people that they surrounded themselves with. So I took a summer and read, memorized, and indoctrinated myself with Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People” based on a recommendation I saw from an old band called The Moffats on Canada’s music tv channel MuchMusic. I returned to school the next season and joined the student council, eventually ran for, and became, school president, joined loads of clubs and sports teams, and even started interacting with the school board. I was on a mission to learn as much as I could from as many people as possible. This mindset continued past high school.

My name is Jordan McAuley, and I’m the Founder of Contact Any Celebrity.

Contact Any Celebrity’s main product is our Members-only online database of celebrity contact information. This includes the best email, address, agent, manager, and publicist for 59,000+ celebrities, influencers, and public figures worldwide. We also publish an annual print directory of celebrity contacts, ‘The Celebrity Black Book (Deluxe Edition): 56,000+ Verified Celebrity Addresses for Fans, Businesses & Nonprofits’.

My name is Regina Ye, and I am the founder of ZIRUI.

Our flagship product is a modular magnetic travel toiletry case that is secure, sleek, and simple. ZIRUI is the best way to travel with liquids.

Hi! I’m Matt Wells, co-founder of Empire Skate, an independently run skate and streetwear store based in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. We specialize in skateboards, footwear, clothing, and everything in between relating to skate culture.

We have been manufacturing our own skateboards and other skate hardware for the past 13 years. As we have grown so has our product range, and we now stock over 150 different brands from around the world. We continue to grow the online side of our business and have expanded our online presence into Australia. Our average monthly turnover is around $120K per month.

https://www.instagram.com/p/30CEv0j8Vf/

Hi! My name is Dave Schuman. My sons (age 15 and 9) and I invented a fun board game called Kill Merlin!.

Kill Merlin! is a 2-4 player wizard-themed strategy game with unique mechanics and high player interaction. It is straightforward and easy to learn, but there are many layers of strategy. It's great for family, gateway and hardcore gamers.

We recently launched a Kickstarter campaign so that we can publish Kill Merlin!. The project was funded in the first day and has been well-received by gamers, reviewers, and retailers.