Joshua A. Moore, 15 – Operational Business
Personal Affections
Walhalla, South Carolina

"I was faced with the challenge of running two businesses and balancing my school work at the same time."

Joshua Moore is an inventor at heart, but he realized he needed money to develop his invention, the Stroller Stopper. So he launched Personal Affections, a business selling custom made decals and stickers, picture magnets, greeting cards, key chains, and other products, in his school, Walhalla High School. Joshua wrote his business plan as a freshman in the NFTE course at Walhalla High.

Joshua came up with the idea for the Stroller Stopper because “I have a younger sister, and if anything happened to her I would be devastated,” he says. “Wouldn’t everyone want their child to be safe?” He and his father worked out the idea over time and came up with a prototype. Joshua hopes to patent the Stroller Stopper. He plans to keep Personal Affections going to help finance his invention.

“The NFTE program has opened the door to so many opportunities in business,” he says. “I will continue to proceed with my dream of becoming an inventor and business owner.”