At an age when most children were still figuring out what they wanted to do after school, Maya Penn was already making and selling her own accessories. The Atlanta youngster began with handmade headbands created from materials available at home, then gradually turned that small experiment into ‘Maya’s Ideas’, a business centred on clothing and accessories made with recycled and organic materials. By the time she was 12, Penn had attracted coverage from several major publications and television outlets, while her company was projected to generate about $55,000 in sales for the year., Penn planned to donate 10% of her profits to organisations in the Atlanta area.
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