The Aussie Way

While most kids spend school holidays playing games or watching TV, Bella Tipping , a 12-year-old from Australia, was busy launching her own startup company. Her entrepreneurial spirit and problem-solving mindset earned her global recognition as the World’s Youngest Entrepreneur . Bella’s business idea was born from a simple frustration during a family holiday. She noticed that hotels and resorts often focused only on adult guests, leaving little for children to enjoy. When her mother left a glowing review of a hotel, Bella disagreed—it had been boring for kids. That moment sparked her vision to create a platform that valued children’s experiences too. Determined to make travel more enjoyable for young people, Bella launched Kidzcationz.com —a unique website where kids can rate and review hotels, restaurants, and attractions based on how child-friendly they are. The platform not only helps families choose better destinations but also encourages hospitality providers to treat younger...

    The best-known young entrepreneurs we can name were  Mark Zuckerburg  of Facebook and Microsoft’s  Bill Gates , who became self-made billionaires at ages 23 and 21, respectively. However, this is a trend that is becoming more and more common. It’s a prevalent fallacy (and perhaps an excuse for some) that successful entrepreneurship takes years of hard work, long hours, and vast experience to develop. However, an increasing number of aspiring young entrepreneurs are demonstrating that neither is necessary in order to launch a lucrative endeavour. Before they have even graduated high school, this burgeoning group of aspiring young entrepreneurs starts firms from their bedrooms. Consider  Zoe Sugg , the founder of Summly, who at the age of 17 sold her news app to Yahoo for a cool $30 million.  The British beauty blogger, who started her own YouTube channel in 2009 and now reportedly makes $100,000 per month, and after Australian entrepreneur, Melanie ...