{"id":1317,"date":"2020-06-02T19:44:29","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T19:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/up.uscupstate.edu\/archive\/fall2023\/?page_id=1317"},"modified":"2024-06-03T18:28:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T18:28:35","slug":"usc-upstate-student-entrepreneurs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/up.uscupstate.edu\/archive\/fall2023\/usc-upstate-student-entrepreneurs\/","title":{"rendered":"Studentpreneurs"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nUp Magazine<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Entrepreneurship is a major at USC Upstate, but some students are putting it into practice outside the classroom. It\u2019s a way to earn money doing something they enjoy while working on a degree. A few have even changed majors to learn more about the intricacies of running your own business. Below are some of the products and services students offer to the campus community \u2013 and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Amaya Brockington '23<\/h2>\n
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Handmade bracelets, anklets, necklaces and waist beads<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

What began as a pandemic pastime for Amaya Brockington has grown into a steady business for the community health major. She had struggled to find bracelets that wouldn\u2019t slide off her thin wrists, so she decided to learn how to make her own during the free time created by the COVID shutdown. She uses marble beads or gemstones for her bracelets, necklaces and anklets, and creates customized waist beads based on a customer\u2019s specifications. While women are her primary customers, she says her bracelets are popular with men, too. Her advice to other budding entrepreneurs is to believe in yourself and not be afraid to get started. \u201cIt\u2019s nice to be my own boss and make my own money,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Zaria Benson<\/h2>\n
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Clothing and trucker hats (SixteenTwentyClothing<\/a>)<\/h3>\n

Zaria Benson got her first job at 16, but quickly realized she\u2019d rather be in business for herself than work for someone else. She had always loved fashion, so she invested her paychecks into purchasing some ballcaps and accessories for women to resell under the name 16.20 Clothing, reflecting her age and the year when she got started. To expand her clientele, she added shirts, trucker hats and hoodies that she began branding with her own designs and logo. Her foam trucker hats are currently her most popular item, and before each new design release, Benson posts photos of the different colors and styles on her social media accounts. Customers can then pre-order what they want. An entrepreneurship major, Benson admits it\u2019s been difficult to balance her schoolwork and small business. \u201cThis is something I have to take seriously, but at the same time I have to stay in my books,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

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