Eight-year-old Texas girl fulfills 1,000 candle orders in five months
Madison Ayers runs her home-based business, Candle Pop Co., in San Antonio and is saving her earnings for a car.
Madison Ayers, an eight-year-old from San Antonio, Texas, has fulfilled more than 1,000 orders for her home-based business, Candle Pop Co., in five months, according to the Times of India.
The girl makes the candles from scratch and manages various tasks including choosing scents, colours, and jars, buying materials, and melting wax.
Ayers started the business after watching her older brother earn money by helping neighbours with rubbish. She initially began the project with a 10-pound amount of wax.
Ayers helps market the products at local farmers' markets with the support of her parents, Jessica Miele and her father. She told KSAT that she measures the wax herself.
The business has helped Ayers, who described herself as very shy, to become more confident when speaking to strangers. Her mother noted that Ayers can spend six to seven hours working on the business.
Ayers is currently saving her earnings to buy a car when she turns 16. Her parents hope the experience will encourage other young people to start their own projects.