AKIRA LANE
Entrepreneur - She Rocks!
Akira Lane may only be 11 years old, but she has just started her second business. “I started with the Young Millionaires Program last summer in a partnership with my friend, Peyton, and our business name was the Mini Makers of PEI. We did well and were the recipients of the Award of Excellence.” Lane says, “We were invited to ‘Breakfast with the Premier’ and spoke to the Greater Summerside Chamber of Commerce and Premier King!” The partners decided to dissolve their business and in January of 2022 Lane launched her new venture, She Rocks! “I make jewellery from
semi-precious stones so I thought the name She Rocks! would fit my business perfectly,” Lane says, “I design and create custom bracelets and rings and offer hand-painted seashells, coaster sets, and bookmarks.” The debut for She Rocks! was at the 2022 Etsy Atlantic Spring Market. “It was an amazing day!” says Lane. “I’m very proud of my finished products and hope everyone loves them as much as I do.” Lane is looking forward to the summer so she can devote more time to her business. You can find She Rocks! at the Charlottetown Farmers’
Market and many craft fairs from now until December. Also, her products can be found at the Handcrafted House in Travellers Rest, Red Island Handcrafted in Charlottetown, the Makers Place in Rusticoville and the Chotto Shoppe located in the Delta. “I have big plans! I want to continue with my business for as long as possible. I’m learning the practice chanter at the College of Piping in the hopes of one day earning some extra money playing the bagpipes for events and one day I would like to be an engineer or an architect. Or maybe an astronomer. Or study fossils. It’s good to have dreams!” says Lane.
▲ Akira Lane Photo courtesy of Akira Lane
CHLOE SCHURMAN
Entrepreneur - Chloe’s Designs
Twelve-year-old Chloe Schurman is the owner of Chloe’s Designs. Launched in June 2021, Schurman creates vibrant, intricate resin pendants, rings, earrings, bracelets, and key chains.
of the week I had made $100. That got me quite excited and shortly after I decided to join the Young Millionaires program for the summer to see if I could make it into a business.” 2022 is the second year she has been a part of this program. “I am so happy to be part of it. I attended some classes initially, and they coached us on how to start a business. Throughout the program, they gave me opportunities to sell my products across the Island at various craft shows/fairs. It really is an amazing program.”
You can find Chloe’s Designs at various businesses across the Island such as
Handcrafted House in Summerside, The Hen House in Travellers Rest and Little Black Dress in Charlottetown. “I love the creative side of making jewelry, I like to experiment using fun and vibrant colours, and doing different styles of resin jewelry,” Schurman says. “I really like seeing the joy on people’s faces when they buy my jewelry, it makes me feel very proud, and I am glad that my jewelry makes others happy.”
“It started when I received a resin kit for Christmas from my parents. I really
enjoyed experimenting and creating different jewellery,” says Schurman, “It started to become expensive, so we decided to try to sell some of the jewelry. I took some rings and earrings to school to sell for five dollars to my friends and by the end
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