CEO? Whatever: 17-year-old runs $1M business designing MySpace pages for teens
17-year-old runs $1M business designing MySpace pages for teens.
Like most CEOs, Ashley Qualls worries about staying one step ahead of her competitors, works long hours and keeps a sharp eye on her roughly $1 million in revenue.
Unlike most CEOs, Qualls isn't old enough to vote.
The 17-year-old Southgate entrepreneur has been building her online business for two years. She started by showing off Web page designs to her friends and has watched traffic grow to 7 million unique visitors each month to her site, according to Google Analytics. She has declined offers of up to $5 million for her business.
Her concept seems simple enough. Her Web site, www.whateverlife.com, provides designs that teenagers can use for their www.myspace.com pages.
Source: www.crainsdetroit.com
