Inspired by her mother’s baked goods, senior Alexa Torres began making chocolate-covered sweets two years ago. This sweet inspiration has turned into a business for this OH student.
“I decided to take [that inspiration] further into my own entrepreneurship, and people really loved the chocolate-cover[ed] strawberries, so I started off there,” Torres said, as she created her company, Alexa’s Strawberries.
Through Torres’ Instagram platform, OH students order from her. One customer, OH senior Shalexa Ramirez, said, “[She has] great quality and amazing service. I’ve been ordering from her at least once a month for a little more than a year, and time after time, she makes what I want perfectly.”
Torres said she makes her chocolate-covered sweets for different occasions and events. Examples include birthdays, Valentine’s Day, baby showers, anniversaries, and more. See the sidebar for prices.
“Everything she produces is of great quality, [and] you can tell that she really puts her all into all her orders,” said Ramirez.
Torres is one of several OH students who are proud of their entrepreneurial endeavors. According to an article published by CNBC, ¨about 60% of teenagers are more interested in someday starting their own business instead of working a traditional job.¨ Additionally, many students get their ideas from social media, celebrities, or personal interests.
¨I love getting creative with my work, and mostly I get to work [on] a job I enjoy; [something] that I can wake up in the morning and be happy to do. In this economy, it is hard to feel the same [way] when most people don’t work where they desire to,¨ said Torres.
Not only does starting a business help teens with responsibility, communication, and social skills, but it can also affect others emotionally. According to marketing consultant Andrew Jensen from the Sozo Firm, there are four different stages of owning one’s own business. The phases might seem like they only involve negative emotions, but positive emotions are also involved.
¨The most difficult part of running my own business would be starting off doing it alone. People don’t know about you, and you have to come up with creative ways to get people’s attention towards your business, [while] still deal[ing] with your competition to people who have way more experience than you,¨ said Torres.
Hello, my name is Alexa Cuevas and I'm currently a senior in high school. This will be my second year on being a staff member for 42Fifty and being a spanish editor.
Amazing amazing perfection I love it