Young and Ambitious: Kid Entrepreneurs

Young money makers creating their own opportunities now.

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Kids Making Their Own Opportunities - Landing your first job as a kid is a rite of passage every adult remembers. In America, 16.9 percent of youth 16 to 19 with disabilities and 29.9 percent without disabilities were employed as of August 2014, the Department of Labor reports. But a special group of youth is not waiting until they grow up to build an empire. From baking to tech, BET.com reports on young entrepreneurs who are creating their own opportunities now.— Natelege Whaley (@Natelege_)(Photo: Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/GettyImages)

Mr. Cory's Cookies - With the help of his mother, Cory Nieves, 10, is selling 1,000 cookies "made with love" every weekend through his company Mr. Cory's Cookies. The boy from New Jersey started selling hot cocoa in 2009 because he wanted to buy his mom a car. He soon expanded to selling cookies. Cory also wants to launch his own clothing line in the future. (Photo: Mr Corys Cookies via Twitter)

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Mr. Cory's Cookies - With the help of his mother, Cory Nieves, 10, is selling 1,000 cookies "made with love" every weekend through his company Mr. Cory's Cookies. The boy from New Jersey started selling hot cocoa in 2009 because he wanted to buy his mom a car. He soon expanded to selling cookies. Cory also wants to launch his own clothing line in the future. (Photo: Mr Corys Cookies via Twitter)

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Taylor’s Cookies and Cupcakes - Taylor Moxey, 8, of Miami, is known as one of the best bakers in her area. With a $40 loan from her father, she created Taylor's Cookies and Cupcakes to raise enough money to buy herself a toy. But she didn't stop there. After winning a local cornbread competition and serving high-profile clientele such as HGTV designer Bobby Berk, she has earned $10,000 in her venture.(Photo: Taylor Moxey via YouTube.com)

15-Year-Old’s Tech Business Worth Millions - George Zimmerman is stopped for speeding again, a California yoga studio sparks outrage for holding a "ghetto fabulous" class, plus more news.  – Natelege Whaley Jaylen Bledsoe, of Hazelwood, Missouri, started Bledsoe Technologies when he was 13, specializing in web design and IT services. Now the company is worth $3.5 million and has grown from two to 150 employees. (Photo: Courtesy of Jaylen Bledsoe)

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Bledsoe Technologies - Jaylen Bledsoe, of Hazelwood, Missouri, started Bledsoe Technologies when he was 13, specializing in Web design and IT services. As of 2013, his company is worth $3.5 million and has grown from two to 150 employees. He was able to do all this while remaining involved as the president of his school’s student council. (Photo: Courtesy of Jaylen Bledsoe)

Mo's Bows - After Moziah Bridges's grandmother taught him how to make bow ties, he began receiving compliments on some of his creations. At the age of 9, the boy from Memphis realized he had a knack for style and launched Mo's Bows, creating bow ties in a "variety of colors and prints including ethnic and vintage fabrics," the brand's Facebook page states. Moziah also gives back. He launched the Go Mo! Summer Camp Scholarship Fund that sends children to local summer camps.  (Photo: Mo's Bows Memphis via Twitter) 

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Mo's Bows - After Moziah Bridges's grandmother taught him how to make bow ties, he began receiving compliments on some of his creations. At the age of 9, the boy from Memphis realized he had a knack for style and launched Mo's Bows, creating bow ties in a "variety of colors and prints including ethnic and vintage fabrics," the brand's Facebook page states. Moziah also gives back. He launched the Go Mo! Summer Camp Scholarship Fund that sends children to local summer camps.  (Photo: Mo's Bows Memphis via Twitter) 

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Leanna's All Natural Hair Products - Borrowing from her great-grandmother's original hair cream recipe, Leanna Archer, 17, of New York, launched Leanna's Natural Hair Products at the age of 9. The organic products are made from oils and spices from the island of Haiti. Leanna's products bring in over $100,000 a year, according to her website. She is the youngest person to ever ring and open the NASDAQ Stock Market opening bell.(Photo: Marice Cohn Band/Miami Herald/MCT/Landov)

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Leanna's All Natural Hair Products - Borrowing from her great-grandmother's original hair cream recipe, Leanna Archer, 17, of New York, launched Leanna's Natural Hair Products at the age of 9. The organic products are made from oils and spices from the island of Haiti. Leanna's products bring in over $100,000 a year, according to her website. She is the youngest person to ever ring and open the NASDAQ Stock Market opening bell.(Photo: Marice Cohn Band/Miami Herald/MCT/Landov)

Sweet Dream Girlz - Bored with the selections of body products they found on one shopping trip, sisters Brea and Halle Holmes, 14 and 20, of California, came up with the idea of Sweet Dream Girlz in 2010. Their vibrant skincare and haircare products filled with natural oils and shea butter target tweens and teens. And watch out Avon, they also empower other girls to make money through their distributor's (Spa Diva) program. They also added sneakers and apparel to their line of products. (Photo: SweetDreamGirlz via Tittwer)

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Sweet Dream Girlz - Bored with the selections of body products they found on one shopping trip, sisters Brea and Halle Holmes, 14 and 20, of California, came up with the idea of Sweet Dream Girlz in 2010. Their vibrant skincare and haircare products filled with natural oils and shea butter target tweens and teens. And watch out Avon, they also empower other girls to make money through their distributor's (Spa Diva) program. They also added sneakers and apparel to their line of products. (Photo: SweetDreamGirlz via Tittwer)