Lemonade venture leads to sweet success for 10-year-old entrepreneur
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Ayana Jones, The Philadelphia Tribune April 15, 2021
Micah Harrigan interacts with Jeff Brown at a pop-up at the ShopRite of Oregon Avenue. (Abdul R. Sulayman/Philadelphia Tribune)
When Micah Harrigan started selling flavored lemonade at the age of eight, he had no idea that his business would grow so quickly.
Micah set up a lemonade and tea stand in South Philadelphia and his venture took off. He started to amass a large social media following and has garnered a buzz in the community.
“Me and mom didn’t really expect for it to get this big,” said the 10-year-old owner of Micah’s Mixx.
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Young Micah Harrigan started selling fresh-squeezed lemonade at the age of 8, first setting up shop on the sidewalk, then stocking his lemonade and iced tea in corner stores around the city.
However, his growing business faced challenges in 2020, during the pandemic, but Micah used innovation to keeps his business successful. According to Black Business, he first attempted packaging his drinks in bottles, but it wasn’t cost effective.