“The problem was trying to come up with gifts,” Harris-Stowe State University student Corey Burns explained. “Everyone is thinking about birthdays. I know your birthday is coming up, but I always wait until the last minute.”
His solution: He launched “Just For You Boxes.” Its first day of business was March 14, or 314 day. He takes orders for themed snack boxes ranging from movies to St. Louis pride packs.
“Now I ship boxes all over,” Burns shared. “This past month, I had my biggest order. I shipped 15 gift boxes to Hawaii.”
Like Burns, Faybian Penn works with the university’s Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
“I am capable of being an entrepreneur,” Penn said.
She’s not a Harris-Stowe State student, but that’s not a requirement to work with the center or its various programs. The fifth-generation farmer runs Fresh Harvest 365, a company addressing food insecurity in urban communities using hydroponic farming.
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