# Adolescent Entrepereneur Catering to children, business platforms offer learning tactics. By [Tana Makmanee](https://www.trendhunter.com/tmak), SVP, Research Services at Trend Hunter | Published Dec 16, 2014 | Category: [Life-Stages](https://www.trendhunter.com/pro/category/life-stages) Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/adolescent-initiatives ## Key Figures - Trend score: 3.7/10 - Evidence articles: 6 ## What is the Adolescent Entrepereneur trend? **Adolescent Entrepereneur:** Going beyond imaginative play sets and at-home activities, kids are turning to specialized platforms and clubs to develop entrepreneurial skills. Allowing boys and girls to come together to participate in business ventures, these initiatives are creating a space for learning and peer-to-peer socialization. ## At a Glance - Evidence: 6 featured examples - Articles from: Mar 11, 2014 to Mar 31, 2016 - Published: Dec 16, 2014 - Patterns: [Redirection](https://www.trendhunter.com/pattern/redirection), [Acceleration](https://www.trendhunter.com/pattern/acceleration) - Megatrends: [Instant Entrepreneurship](https://www.trendhunter.com/megatrend/instant-entrepreneurship), [Gamification](https://www.trendhunter.com/megatrend/gamification), [Catalyzation](https://www.trendhunter.com/megatrend/catalyzation) ## Audience - Gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Alpha, Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Examples of the Adolescent Entrepereneur trend 6 featured examples from Mar 11, 2014 to Mar 31, 2016. - [Empowering Entrepreneurial Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fashion-angels): Fashion Angels' 'It's My Biz' Toys Inspire Careers in Business (Category: Life-Stages) Implication: The toy manufacturing industry can innovate by incorporating entrepreneurship-themed kits that empower young girls to explore business careers. - [Educationally Entertaining Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/learn-coding): The Makeblock 'Codeybot' Makes it Fun to Learn Coding (Category: Life-Stages) Implication: Incorporating coding education into toys and games can provide a new market of children's products, connecting fun with skill-building - [Code-Teaching Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/robotiky): Robotiky the Educational Robot Teaches Kids How to Program (Category: Tech) Implication: Robotiky has disruptive potential for the education industry by enabling teachers to introduce programming education to children at a young age with a fun and engaging approach. - [Culinary Children Subscriptions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/get-kids-cooking): Foodstirs Subscription Services is a Great Way to Get Kids Cooking (Category: Lifestyle) Implication: Companies like Blue Apron, HelloFresh, and Purple Carrot have the opportunity to expand their target audience by offering food boxes with kid-friendly recipes and ingredients. - [Kid-Made Cosmetics](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sugar-scrubs): The First-Graders at Elm Street Elementary School Make and Sell Sugar Scrubs (Category: Life-Stages) Implication: Empowering kids to run their own businesses in school can disrupt traditional educational models and foster creativity, entrepreneurship skills, and real-world application of know… - [Tropical Lemonade Stands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lemonade-stand): CBX Collaborated with Kids to Create an Epic Lemonade Stand in the City (Category: Life-Stages) Implication: This lemonade stand project showcases the potential for innovative design approaches in creating engaging and interactive experiences for customers. ## Themes within the Adolescent Entrepereneur trend ### Youth Entrepreneurship The trend towards youth entrepreneurship programs has led to the creation of specialized platforms and clubs that provide spaces for learning and peer-to-peer socialization for children to develop entrepreneurial skills. ### Educational Coding The trend towards increased importance of coding has led to the development of code-teaching robots and robots designed for intuitive learning experiences to make it easier for boys and girls to learn coding. ### Empowering Girls in Business The trend towards empowering girls to explore careers as entrepreneurs has led to the creation of toys and tools such as Fashion Angels' 'It's My Biz' and educational programs such as Sugar Kids Beauty that teach valuable skills and offer business resources to help girls launch their own businesses. ## What the Adolescent Entrepereneur trend means for industry ### For Education The trend towards youth entrepreneurship and educational coding presents disruptive innovation opportunities for the education industry to develop platforms and programs that provide spaces for learning and peer-to-peer socialization for children to develop entrepreneurial skills and make coding more accessible and fun. ### For Toy Industry The trend towards empowering girls to explore careers as entrepreneurs presents disruptive innovation opportunities for the toy industry to create toys and tools that not only exercise their creativity but also teach valuable skills and offer business resources to help girls launch their own businesses. ### For Cosmetics Industry Educational ventures such as Sugar Kids Beauty present disruptive innovation opportunities for the cosmetics industry to create products aimed at children that are made with natural ingredients and are also environmentally friendly. ## Trend signals for Adolescent Entrepereneur Trend score 3.7 out of 10, from popularity 57%, activity 45%, freshness 8%. - 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