Eleven-year-old Wins Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Jason O’Neill, creator and founder of Pencil Bugs, is the youngest student to receive the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2007.
Young Entrepreneurs of America (YEA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating and motivating young entrepreneurs. Since the program began over a decade ago, high school students across the country have been competing for this prestigious award. […]
O’Neill is the youngest and first entrepreneur to receive the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the “Under 16″ division. He turned a simple craft idea into a real business when he was only 9 years old. When most businesses fail within the first year, Pencil Bugs continues to fast forward.