They say everyone has to start somewhere.

And for legends like Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Estée Lauder, and Richard Branson – well, they got into the money-making game early.

From hawking golf balls to bootstrapping student magazines, many of these iconic entrepreneurs started their very first businesses in their childhood or teenage years. Not all of these enterprises fared well, but they did give these eventual magnates an early taste of the startup life.

CHILDHOOD AMBITION

Today’s infographic comes to us from Colonial Life, and it showcases the early endeavors of ten successful business greats:

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