For teens & young creators

Make Money While Your Friends Make TikToks

Build a brand, sell your own designs, and get paid, with no inventory and no upfront cost.

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Self-paced · Lifetime access · Start with $0

You don't need money, art skills, or a business degree

Just an idea and a laptop. We'll handle the rest.

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Start With No Money

You don't need a warehouse, a printer, or even a product to get started. Learn to launch your brand using print-on-demand, so you only pay when you make a sale. Risk-free and beginner-friendly.

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Turn Your Ideas Into a Real Brand

Whether you love drawing, funny quotes, or cool aesthetics, you'll learn how to design and sell custom products online, from picking a niche to launching your own store.

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Made for Teens Like Us

This course was created just for teens and young adults. No business experience and no big budget. Just a laptop and your creativity. By the end you'll have a real online business up and running.

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Still in school? Perfect.

Launch your own business before you graduate

Tired of asking your parents for cash? Learn how to start your own online brand and sell custom products like t-shirts and stickers without spending a dime on inventory.

Built for teens who want real business skills, real income, and a fun way to earn on their own terms.

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The curriculum

What you'll learn

Six modules that take you from blank page to first sale.

1

Pick Your Niche & Build Your Brand

Choose a profitable niche, brainstorm product ideas, and come up with a catchy brand name and logo that reflects your style.

2

Create Eye-Catching Designs

Use AI tools like MidJourney and ChatGPT to design awesome products, even if you're not a designer. No art skills needed.

3

Sell Real Products with No Inventory

Discover how print-on-demand works and connect your store to suppliers like Printful, Printify and CustomCat to automate fulfilment.

4

Build Your Store for Less Than $2.69

Step-by-step guidance on setting up your store on Etsy, Shopify or WooCommerce, including walkthroughs for opening and integrating your account.

5

Watch a Real Brand Get Built from Scratch

Follow along with two full demo lessons: picking a niche, designing products, creating a logo, and launching on Etsy in real time.

6

Grow Your Sales with Smart Marketing

Customise your Etsy listings for more clicks and get an intro to email marketing so you can build your list and win repeat customers.

What people are saying

★★★★★

"I actually made money from my designs!" I never thought I could run a real business at 16, but this course made it so easy to understand. It feels insane seeing my designs out in the world.

Jasmine R., 10th grade

★★★★★

"Way better than anything I've learned in school." Little Craft Empire taught me more about business than my entire econ class. It wasn't boring or confusing, just stuff I could actually do.

Maya P., 17

★★★★★

"I turned my doodles into real products." I used to just draw for fun, but now I have a whole brand with stickers and tote bags using my art. This course made it simple to set up everything.

Sofia T., 17

★★★★★

"I feel like a legit business owner!" At first I was nervous because I thought it would be too complicated. But everything is broken down and super doable. Now I'm working on a new collection.

Dylan P., 17

Karina, founder of Little Craft Empire

Meet the founder

Hi, I'm Karina, and I built this for you

I'm a high school senior who loves turning big ideas into real businesses. I've already started two of my own: Kid In Charge, a t-shirt brand that promotes entrepreneurship for kids, and Reenabee, where I sell my handmade jewellery.

I created this course because I'm passionate about helping other teens get started too. Print-on-demand is one of the easiest ways to launch your own brand. There is no upfront cost, no shipping to worry about, and it fits perfectly with a busy student schedule.

You don't have to wait until you're older to be your own boss. If you've got an idea and the drive to try, you can start right now.

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Frequently asked questions

What if I don't have any money?
You don't need any money to start. You'll learn how to build your business with free tools and platforms. With print-on-demand you only pay for a product after someone buys it, no upfront costs, no inventory.
What if I'm not artistic or creative?
You don't need to be. We give you beginner-friendly design tools, free templates, and step-by-step tutorials to create great products with AI, even if you've never designed anything before.
What if I'm too young to do this?
Teens across the world are launching brands right now with just a laptop and an internet connection. The course is written for exactly your age group, so nothing assumes prior business experience.
What if I don't make any money?
This isn't a get-rich-quick scheme. You'll learn real business skills you can use for life, branding, design, marketing and selling, whatever happens with your first store.
What if I don't have time? School is already busy.
The course is self-paced. You can learn and build your store on your own schedule, after school, on weekends, or during breaks.
Will I need to talk to customers or ship things?
No customer service and no trips to the post office. Print-on-demand companies handle printing, shipping and returns for you, so you can focus on building and growing your brand.

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Everything you need to go from idea to first sale: beginner-friendly lessons, lifetime access, and step-by-step support built just for teens.

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