When all-around achiever Max Schmidt-Olson isn't playing sports, singing in honor choir, helping out at home or going to school, he grows and sells pumpkins, ranging from tangerine-sized decorative squash to a whopper that’s almost as big as Max is a 100-pound Big Moon-variety squash.
Little Michelle Loueng has been asking for a cat for her birthday for years. Then her mom suggested the family do something that could potentially provide a home for not just one cat, but for several: Hold a fundraiser. For the last couple of years, they've made and sold hot cocoa bombs, then donated most of the proceeds to local animal shelters.
For Livvy Caroon, entrepreneurship is in the blood. Livvy's mom, Laura, co-founded the popular networking organization Ladyboss Fargo-Moorhead. But Laura says she didn't have to use stage-mom tactics to convince her daughter into launching Livvy's Luxury Lab, a business of homemade soaps and fidget spinners. Livvy just thought it would be fun to try.