TAMPA, Fla. — Entrepreneurs come in all shapes, sizes and ages. In the Bay area, there’s a local organization making sure the youngest, brightest and most ambitious kids have what they need to get their businesses off the ground.

What You Need To Know

  • The kidprenuers' next business fare is the Kidpreneur's Holiday Market on Saturday, Dec. 16

  • More than 60 young entrepreneurs are expected at the Kidprenuer Holiday Market

  • Local 6-16 year old kidpreneurs will be selling their handmade art, products and services at this free to attend, family-friendly, vendor market

  • Because of weather conditions this weekend, the Kidpreneur's Holiday Market is now being held at B&B Theatres located at The Grove 16 at 6333 Wesley Grove Blvd. from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Seven-year-old Elliot Perez is one of those young business owners. He has his very own business called Fluff Puffs And Other Stuff, where he sells everything from pillows to paintings and bracelets.

“For example, what they’re used for is everything but here are some examples: Sleeping, pillow fights, car rides, transportation, gifts, decorations. They’re used for pillow fights,” Perez said. “I was very interested in making pillows because like the other famous people, like George Washington Carver, made pillows so I was like, ‘Wow, I want my own business.’”

So far, he said his reviews have been impressive. “So there’s this guy whose brother died and then he died right after, but they buried the Fluff Puff with him because he loved it so much. So that really made me happy that he liked it so much,” he said.

With his idea and his goal to make money and make people happy, Perez said his mom helped him start the business. He’s been able to get his products into more hands thanks to The Kidpreneur Club nonprofit that Danielle Cannon started.

“I started organizing the children’s business fares just for the kids to be selling this stuff that they made and it has grown huge ever since. The products are getting more professional and complicated enough that they can be sold in a store with adult products and nobody would know they were made by kids,” Cannon said.

The kidpreneurs sell everything from juices to teddy bears and everything else in between and they’re between the ages of six and 16.

“The whole idea of the nonprofit was that it is led by the kidprenuers and their families and what they’re needing in their personal lives. It’s not a one plan fits all. Just like entrepreneurship is not a one plan fits all,” said Cannon.

The kidprenuers’ next business fare is on Saturday, Dec. 16. Because of weather conditions this weekend, the Kidpreneur's Holiday Market is now being held at B&B Theatres located at The Grove 16 at 6333 Wesley Grove Blvd. from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.