Practical Products Division

DEWIE Chairs for Children, Kingwood, TX

Like many young entrepreneurs, Daniel's first business at the age of 8 was a lemonade stand. But instead of throwing down a stand in his front yard, Daniel set up shop at a nearby soccer field where he knew there were lots of thirsty players and fans. Earning $15 a day selling drinks was okay, but Daniel believed he could do more with this opportunity. That's when he got the idea to make children's chairs with PVC pipe frames and colorful canvas covers. Since that time, Daniel has sold thousands of DEWIE Chairs for Children at daycare centers, craft shows, and gift shops throughout Texas. To keep up with demand he orders PVC pipe by the pallet, spends several days cutting pipe, and uses an assembly line to manufacture the chairs. His biggest sellers are customized chairs with university logos and colors. Eventually, he plans to hire other people to help step up the production and sales of his unique, but practical product. Daniel is now a student at Texas A&M University, but he still keeps DEWIE Chairs going and growing by updating his business plan to reflect the changing demands of the market. During the 11 years he has been in business, Daniel has continually invested a percentage of his profits in two kinds of stock: livestock and shares of stock in publicly traded companies. DEWIE stands for Daniel E. White Investments & Enterprises, a corporation Daniel formed to handle his business interests.

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1	Daniel White, 19	DEWIE Chairs for Children, Kingwood, TX Like many young entrepreneurs, Daniel's first business at the age of 8 was a lemonade stand. But instead of throwing down a stand in his front yard, Daniel set up shop at a nearby soccer field where he knew there were lots of thirsty players and fans. Earning $15 a day selling drinks was okay, but Daniel believed he could do more with this opportunity. That's when he got the idea to make children's chairs with PVC pipe frames and colorful canvas covers. Since that time, Daniel has sold thousands of DEWIE Chairs for Children at daycare centers, craft shows, and gift shops throughout Texas. To keep up with demand he orders PVC pipe by the pallet, spends several days cutting pipe, and uses an assembly line to manufacture the chairs. His biggest sellers are customized chairs with university logos and colors. Eventually, he plans to hire other people to help step up the production and sales of his unique, but practical product. Daniel is now a student at Texas A&M University, but he still keeps DEWIE Chairs going and growing by updating his business plan to reflect the changing demands of the market. During the 11 years he has been in business, Daniel has continually invested a percentage of his profits in two kinds of stock: livestock and shares of stock in publicly traded companies. DEWIE stands for Daniel E. White Investments & Enterprises, a corporation Daniel formed to handle his business interests.
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2	Greg and Doug Myers, 17 and 19	Score Raising Program, Princeton, NJ Almost every high school student would like to make a better score on the SAT. Well, meet two brothers who decided to do something about that. Greg and Doug Myers, two practical-minded guys who wanted to do better on tests, developed a program that raises math scores on the SAT by an average of 90 points. The program, compatible with Texas Instruments calculators, is a legal way for test-takers to solve math problems in less time. What about the verbal sections? These boys are still one step ahead of you - they're now developing electronic flash cards to increase vocabulary scores.
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3	Christine Keck, 14	Happy Hats, Brookville, IN Here's another 'trep who got started in biz because she wanted to raise money to buy a horse. Two years ago, Christine Keck had an idea she could sell hats. Not just any hats - but fun, silly, bright colored, outrageous Happy Hats in 14 different styles and designs. It took her less than a year to get the horse, but Christine enjoys the business so much that she has kept it going. Her future plans? Maybe Happy Hands and Happy Feet!