By Danyka Galvan
Teen-owned businesses have been a lot more popular in Gen Z. At Northwest, there are a few student-owned businesses. “Sydney’s Scrunchies” is a small business owned by Junior Sydney Fisher. As the name suggests, one item Sydney sells is hair scrunchies. However, as demand grew, she also began to sell headbands and hair scarves.
“Ever since I was little, I wanted to start my own business, mostly because I like being creative,” Sydney said. “My brother, Mitch, actually owned his own business when he was a lot younger, and I look up to him.”
Running a business alone is not easy, so Sydney often turns to Mitch for advice.
“Sydney is able to take in the advice and make
it her own,” Mitch said. “I would say the biggest area where I’ve helped her is with social media. I kind of told her to get on Instagram
and TikTok.”
Sydney hand-makes all of her products and leaves heartfelt notes
with each purchase.
“If I went on Amazon and bought them (hair products), I defi-
nitely would not get a note,” said Junior Saylir Paulson. “Sydney’s love for the customers makes me want to buy more.”
By making customers feel valued, Sydney gains a wider range of shoppers. With growing sales, running a business can become very stressful, especially with school in session again.
“It gets stressful when I’m very busy with every other activity,” Sydney said. “On top of homework and being in cross country, it gets tough sometimes. When school started, I definitely figured out how much I needed to plan ahead with time.”
Sydney’s scrunchies can be as cheap as $1.99. Hair scarves are priced at $5.99 and her headbands are $6.99. Sydney has a variety of prints to choose from. These can be purchased on Sydney’s website sydney132.wixsite.com/sydneys-scrunchies. Her website can be found in the bio of her Instagram: @sydneysscrunchiesco.
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