Featured Entrepreneurs

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The B. Side: The Business Side of Youth | Phone: (734) 487-6570 | Email: info@bsideofyouth.com
219 Rackham Hall | Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Wayne
Capture the Moment Photography: Wayne is starting an on-site photography business to take
pictures at events and other special moments in people’s lives. Wayne hopes to “capture the
moment” in your life!

Stephon, Charles and Romain
Armored Rose: Armored Rose is a high-end clothing line that will
feature unique designs targeted to urban youth ages 14-20.
Armored Rose will launch with one featured t-shirt design and looks
to grow to offer a variety of clothing items.

Shannon and Christine
Area of Business, Catering: Christine and Shannon will provide a catering service to those who
plan to hold an event. They will set up, provide the food of your choice as well as decorations.

Shannon
PinkFoot Productions: PinkFoot Productions creates movies from family footage, pictures or
any visual aids clients would like saved in DVD format. Shannon is the founder and owner and
plans on pursuing a career in directing and video editing.

Myles
Saber Computers: Saber Computers is a computer repair and refurbishment business. Saber
will extend this service by providing in-home services as well as drop-off. Myles plans to focus
heavily on customer service and ensuring that quality work is performed.

Sarah
Personified Records: Music is an industry that entertains and inspires. Because of that, Sarah
would like to own a record label and be a part of that inspiration.

King
Elite T-Shirt Design: Elite T-Shirt Design is a graphic design business. King will create custom
designs as requested by clients as well as create his own. Designs will be silk screened onto
t-shirts as well as other clothing items.

Hollis
King of Angel Steel Fashions: King of Angel Steel Fashions will be a high-tech cyber fashion
clothing store featuring the latest fashions which will be changing, evolving and growing as so
does the industry.

Dmitriy
Market Us: Dmitriy is interested in establishing a market research company. Market Us will
provide supplies and services for market research, as well as promotional campaigns to
entrepreneurs.

Henry
Efrain and Son’s Construction: Henry is looking to take after his father and launch a roofing
business. Henry likes to do work where he is outside and looks forward to applying the skills
and knowledge that his father has passed along.

Omari
Lil’ Omari’s Lawn Service: Lil’ Omari’s Lawn Service provides lawn maintenance,
landscaping, seasonal clean up, gutter cleaning, and snow removal. He services both
residential and commercial customers, some of which is provided by his subcontractors.

Margaret
M.R.’s Student Tutoring Service: M.R.’s Student Tutoring Service is a one-on-one tutoring
program that will allow students from grade K-12 to get personal help with their schoolwork.
Margaret currently has two clients and is looking to expand her business through her new
marketing strategy.

Candise
Candise Teen E-Magazine: “The Views from the Plus-Size Girl World” Candi’s An internet
based magazine for plus-size teenagers. Candise is the owner and creator Candi‘s Teen E-
Magazine. She is also a proud plus-size teenager. Candi’s Teen E-Magazine will address
the isolation gap plus-size teenager’s experience and will become the voice that the plus-size
teenage world has been denied thus far.

Willie
Willie’s Sweet Treats: “To Satisfy Your Sweet Side” The home of the “candicakes”, a
cheesecake blended with Snickers, Recees cups and Twix. It is rich gourmet dessert without
the gourmet prices. Willie has presented his creations a multiple events with rave reviews.

Albert
Big Boss Barbeque Sauce: “The sauce that brings your food back to life”
Big Boss Barbeque Sauce is a new and improved healthier barbeque sauce. Big Boss
Barbeque Sauce is a tomato base sauce made from freshest ingredients. It includes
ingredients like ripe tomatoes, sweet onions, as well as natural herbs and spices. Customers
will be able to have rich healthy high quality flavorful barbeque sauce that they can truly enjoy.

Malik
Relax Café: Relax Café will be a sidewalk food cart offering a variety of delicious delights
provided from local companies. Because of the locations that will be utilized, Malik will allow
individuals to busy to get out for lunch, great food on-the-go.

Andrew
Royal Swag Apparel: Royal Swag Apparel is an urban clothing line suited for those who like a
touch of class in their garments. Andrew intends to provide unique one-of-a-kind graphics that
enhance the apparel that they are on.

Jasmyn
Jazzy B’s: Jazzy B’s is a personal dress design business where dresses are designed to a
customer’s personal style. Along with her unique clothing designs, Jasmyn provides personal
fashion consulting to those that want to keep in front of the fashion trends.

Heather
Awkward Love: Awkward Love is a graphic t-shirt design business featuring original art
designs. As well as providing original T’s, Heather works with local bands to create their own
shirts and promotional materials.

Brandi and Savanna
Bravanna’s: Savanna and Brandi are starting a business which provides teens and young
adults with customized handbags and purses. These two energetic young ladies feel confident
that they can create a one-of-a-kind bag just for you. Express your style in a new way!

Marius
Run and Gun: Run and Gun is a streetball tournament business, with the eventual goal of
creating a streetball league. Marius plans to start this business by promoting events in local
neighborhoods, which he feels is a great way to find that untapped pool of talent.

Adonice
Business Name TBD: Adonice would like to start a “green” construction company. He feels that
with the decline in the housing market, it would be a great way to start increasing the value of
homes and reduce the environmental impact that we make on the earth. “Two things that we
desperately need to do”.

Niya
Success Tutoring: With over four years of experience, Niya will provide translation or
interpretative services between French, Arabic and English. She is currently preparing to
launch her tutoring business in the local middle schools and high schools.

Bryan
Bryan Soo Do: Bryan would like to open and teach karate to young people and adults.”
Through karate you can develop discipline, relieve stress and stay in shape.” At Bryan Soo
Do you will get personal attention and the best training possible.

Chris
Lightning Fast Design: Chris has just finished his website and is getting ready to launch his new
web design business. Chris and his team will use their creative skills to design you a one-of-a-kind
website. And because the name is Lightning Fast Design, you will see the results fast.

Leigha and Myles
Café Blue: Café Blue is a restaurant concept that will provide jazz and gospel entertainment for
its patrons. Along with providing great music, Café Blue will also provide great food. The
restaurant would be available for hosting parties, weddings and reunions.

Betsy
Business Name TBD: Betsy is starting a photography business offering photo services for
parents and parents to be, with online features capable of uploading and viewing of pictures.
She also loves animals and will offer sessions with pets as well.

The B. Side was born out of youth voice asking for opportunity. The opportunity to have a job. The opportunity to have a voice in
their community. The opportunity to dream. At The B. Side we are addressing all three of these areas through
entrepreneurship. By letting the youth dream big, but providing realistic steps to get there. By creating youth owned
businesses in the community we are giving youth a voice and also making them productive and concerned citizens. Finally by
giving youth the ability to create their own job, by starting a business.

The youth you see listed below have either started their own business or are in the process of developing skills and
knowledge to make that business concept more successful. Please review the wonderful business concepts that the youth
have created. We hope you like what you see.

Featured Entrepreneurs:

Your Passion. Your Business. Your Future.