A dive into student entrepreneurships at Carver

Students like Brandon Brown, who has started his own brand clothing “Shirwrk” all on his own. Many students start their businesses for different reasons whether it's the money or for the love of what they do. Like Shirwrk. 

“Why did I start ? well I pretty much started because I was broke” Said Brandon Brown, a senior  at George Washington carver high school of engineering & science. 

A lot of these students wish they could have more eyes on their business as a lot of times students and faculty go unaware of the sphere that is student-owned business. 

“I just wish more people knew about what I was offering,” said Maurice.

But that's not all entrepreneurship seems to be a very captivating venture for the youth as most teens are interested in potentially starting their own businesses. 

“About 60% of teenagers are more interested in someday starting their own business instead of working a traditional job, according to a March 1 survey from Junior Achievement USA. The survey of 1,000 teens aged 13 to 17 was conducted online Dec. 16 to 22 by Wakefield Research.” 

Some entrepreneurs find sticking to their craft hard as motivation and consistency plays a big part in the difficulty of student owned businesses. 

“Challenges I faced was definitely the motivation and commitment of being consistent and trying to discipline myself to post every two weeks, or you know, get myself a little time to breathe and stay on the ground.” said Urbina-Williams.

Starting your own business can be an exciting new adventure, So make sure to support new up-and-comers.

“Entrepreneurship is important for students since it builds real world skills of leadership and collaboration, which are helpful and important in a variety of fields. Today’s students are tomorrow’s leaders."