Three young Daytona Beach students were honored this month for their entrepreneurship spirit.

The students, who already are entrepreneurs, are Da’veon Hall, 12, a seventh grader at Campbell Middle School; Win’Kerreyiah London, 13, an eighth grader at Campbell Middle School; and Sage Hill, 9, who is in the third grade at Westside Elementary School.

They received the Rising Stars CEO awards, which recognizes youth who are entrepreneurs and making a mark in the community. All three have their own businesses.

The awards were given out by Daytona resident Al Bush, Jr. through his Gold Bar Status Generational Wealth Empire LLC business, which focuses on business, finances and entrepreneurship. Bush is its CEO and president.

“We want to highlight the kids who are entrepreneurs in this community.

There are a lot of great kids out here that want to be entrepreneurs. I see a lot of young people who want to do things, but don’t due to lack of resources or not having someone to guide or inspire them,’’ Bush said.

“We want to inspire and motivate the youth. We also want to provide them with resources and put them in front of mentors and the right people such as business owners, CEOs, doctors, lawyers, other entrepreneurs and more.’’

The three student entrepreneurs were recognized at a meet and greet and photo shoot on April 20 at Midtown Cafe at 536 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd., Daytona Beach. While there, they got to showcase their products and mingle.

Body Sweets by Sage

Sage owns Body Sweets by Sage, which sells all natural skincare products.

“I have been doing this since I was 6 years old. I like doing it. I like having my own money. I feel great that they recognized us. It’s really nice to be here,’’ Sage said.

Her mother, Shareika Hill, added, “Her skin was drying out when she was younger and nothing worked so we came up with our own products to use on her skin. I asked her if she wanted to make it a business and she said yes. It’s been going since then.” 

Wendi Arts by Win’Kerreyiah

Win’Kerreyiah is another young Black female entrepreneur. She does art, which she sells through her Wendi Arts business.

“It feels really great to be recognized. I only had my business for a few months. I draw paintings, characters, cartoons and people,” she said.

“I’ve been able to sell some art. I was planning on doing a business originally but had no idea on how to get started. I first wanted to sell my art online.”

DJ Da’veon

Da’veon is a deejay who often spins the turntables at the parties of youngsters and teens around town. He goes by the name DJ Da’veon.

He said, “I feel very good about being honored. I’ve been deejaying since I was 3 and making a business of it since I was 5. I enjoy it. I am glad that I can make a living with it. Being an entrepreneur shows that you’re more of a leader and creator than a follower.”

The youths were originally surprised as they were given their awards by Bush at their homes in the style of Publishing Clearing House before the event at Midtown Cafe. At the April 20 event, they were presented with a certificate, balloons and a trophy.

They also were awarded a gift certificate at the Cracked Egg Diner worth $25. Skylimivisuals, LLC, conducted the photo shoot.

The plan is to give out these awards to young entrepreneurs each year.