Layla Wallace is a 15-year old teen baker and entrepreneur from Michigan; who is making boss moves with the launch of her new cupcake shop called Layla’s Cool Pops. Her storefront is located in downtown Kalamazoo; and is the result of what started years ago as an economics project in her 4th-grade class.
“I think that some people think that my work ethic would be different because I’m younger, so I have to prove them wrong by working really hard,” Layla said in a statement. “I still get scared of talking with people, so I’m warming up to talking with people and I still do school so it’s kinda hard.”
Moreover, through Layla’s Cool Pops, she aims to support her Sweets4Homeless initiative; a non-profit which purchases homes for homeless families and provide financial support to other community organizations that help eliminate homelessness.
This article was originally published by BlackBusiness.com.