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  • <b>Alfie Deyes</b><br><i>YouTuber (Channel: PointlessBlog)</i><br><br><b>Social Media:</b> Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook, Google Plus<br> <br><b>Quote:</b> “My life has changed so much everyday life obviously from being in school trying to do it in my spare time to not revising in college and spending my time making YouTube videos and then now YouTube videos being my job.”
    1/10

    Alfie Deyes

    Alfie Deyes
    YouTuber (Channel: PointlessBlog)

    Social Media: Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook, Google Plus

    Quote: “My life has changed so much everyday life obviously from being in school trying to do it in my spare time to not revising in college and spending my time making YouTube videos and then now YouTube videos being my job.”
  • <p><b>Caspar Lee</b></p> <p><i>YouTuber (Channel: Dicasp)</i></p> <br> <p><b>Social Media:</b> Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr</p> <br> <p><b>Quote:</b> “I do everything involving myself. I know that sounds really self-obsessed, but as long as I'm in the video or I have something to do with it, it can go on my channel.”</p>
    2/10

    Caspar Lee

    Caspar Lee

    YouTuber (Channel: Dicasp)


    Social Media: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr


    Quote: “I do everything involving myself. I know that sounds really self-obsessed, but as long as I'm in the video or I have something to do with it, it can go on my channel.”

  • <b>Evgeny Tchebotarev</b><br><i>Co-founder of 500px</i><br><br><b>Social Media:</b> Facebook, Twitter<br><br><b>Quote:</b> "I don't think starting this in 2013 would make very much sense because there are so many different platforms. That being said, there are not a lot of sites that would allow you to learn as photographer. It's part of the learning process for some people."
    3/10

    Evgeny Tchebotarev

    Evgeny Tchebotarev
    Co-founder of 500px

    Social Media: Facebook, Twitter

    Quote: "I don't think starting this in 2013 would make very much sense because there are so many different platforms. That being said, there are not a lot of sites that would allow you to learn as photographer. It's part of the learning process for some people."
  • <b>Jim Chapman</b><br><i>YouTuber (Channel: Jim Chapman)</i><br> <br><b>Social Media:</b> Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram<br> <br><b>Quote:</b> “I graduated from university, didn’t like the job that I had to take because there’s nothing else offered and I realized as I started progressing I really enjoyed it so as soon as I started earning enough to pay my rent, I decided that was it. That’s what I wanted to do.”
    4/10

    Jim Chapman

    Jim Chapman
    YouTuber (Channel: Jim Chapman)

    Social Media: Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram

    Quote: “I graduated from university, didn’t like the job that I had to take because there’s nothing else offered and I realized as I started progressing I really enjoyed it so as soon as I started earning enough to pay my rent, I decided that was it. That’s what I wanted to do.”
  • <b>Marcus Butler</b><br><i>YouTuber (Channel: MarcusButlerTV)</i><br> <br><b>Social Media</b>: Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook<br> <br><b>Quote</b>: “It’s so hard to predict the future, because YouTube is a developing platform. If you were going to say to me this time last year I’d 1.5 million subscribers, see you later. I would have said “What the hell are you on about? That’s ridiculous.”
    5/10

    Marcus Butler

    Marcus Butler
    YouTuber (Channel: MarcusButlerTV)

    Social Media: Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook

    Quote: “It’s so hard to predict the future, because YouTube is a developing platform. If you were going to say to me this time last year I’d 1.5 million subscribers, see you later. I would have said “What the hell are you on about? That’s ridiculous.”
  • <b>Noura Sakkijha</b><br><i>CEO and co-founder of Mejuri</i><br><b><br>Social Media:</b> Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram<br><br><b>Quote:</b> “I’ve always wanted to have a global company and I think online is a perfect place to start. It’s the future of everything.”<br>
    6/10

    Noura Sakkijha

    Noura Sakkijha
    CEO and co-founder of Mejuri

    Social Media:     Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram

    Quote: “I’ve always wanted to have a global company and I think online is a perfect place to start. It’s the future of everything.”
  • <b>Robleh Jama</b><br><i>App Designer and Founder</i> <i>of Tiny Hearts</i><br><b><br>Social Media:</b> Twitter, Instagram, Facebook<br><b><br>Quote</b>: "Entrepreneurs have a lot more resources and tools to make their ideas happen – and technology has been a big enabler of that."
    7/10

    Robleh Jama

    Robleh Jama
    App Designer and Founder of Tiny Hearts

    Social Media:     Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

    Quote    : "Entrepreneurs have a lot more resources and tools to make their ideas happen – and technology has been a big enabler of that."
  • <b>Tanya Burr</b><br><i>YouTuber</i> <i>(Channel: Tanya Burr)</i><br><br><b>Social Media:</b> Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Bloglovin<br><br><b>Quote:</b> “I started putting my personality up into the videos so leaving in funny bits and outtakes and people really loved that. That’s when my channel started growing.”
    8/10

    Tanya Burr

    Tanya Burr
    YouTuber (Channel: Tanya Burr)

    Social Media: Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Bloglovin

    Quote: “I started putting my personality up into the videos so leaving in funny bits and outtakes and people really loved that. That’s when my channel started growing.”
  • <b>Zoe Sugg</b><br><i>YouTuber</i> <i>(Channel: Zoella) and Blogger</i><br> <br><b>Social Media</b>: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Blogger, Tumblr, Bloglovin<br> <br><b>Quote:</b> “I’m just going day by day and thinking this is really fun. I still see it as my hobby and just really enjoy it.”
    9/10

    Zoe Sugg

    Zoe Sugg
    YouTuber (Channel: Zoella) and Blogger

    Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Blogger, Tumblr, Bloglovin

    Quote: “I’m just going day by day and thinking this is really fun. I still see it as my hobby and just really enjoy it.”
  • <b>Weiming Yuan, Wei Dong Yuan, and Patrick Lum<i><br></i></b><i>Founders of Aeon Attire</i><br><br><b>Social Media:</b> Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, Pinterest, Tumblr<br><br><b>Quote:</b> "We specialize in unisex fashion accessories. And in everything that we do, we try to inject fashion and function."
    10/10

    Weiming Yuan, Wei Dong Yuan, and Patrick Lum

    Weiming Yuan, Wei Dong Yuan, and Patrick Lum
    Founders of Aeon Attire

    Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, Pinterest, Tumblr

    Quote: "We specialize in unisex fashion accessories. And in everything that we do, we try to inject fashion and function."
<b>Alfie Deyes</b><br><i>YouTuber (Channel: PointlessBlog)</i><br><br><b>Social Media:</b> Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook, Google Plus<br> <br><b>Quote:</b> “My life has changed so much everyday life obviously from being in school trying to do it in my spare time to not revising in college and spending my time making YouTube videos and then now YouTube videos being my job.”
<p><b>Caspar Lee</b></p> <p><i>YouTuber (Channel: Dicasp)</i></p> <br> <p><b>Social Media:</b> Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr</p> <br> <p><b>Quote:</b> “I do everything involving myself. I know that sounds really self-obsessed, but as long as I'm in the video or I have something to do with it, it can go on my channel.”</p>
<b>Evgeny Tchebotarev</b><br><i>Co-founder of 500px</i><br><br><b>Social Media:</b> Facebook, Twitter<br><br><b>Quote:</b> "I don't think starting this in 2013 would make very much sense because there are so many different platforms. That being said, there are not a lot of sites that would allow you to learn as photographer. It's part of the learning process for some people."
<b>Jim Chapman</b><br><i>YouTuber (Channel: Jim Chapman)</i><br> <br><b>Social Media:</b> Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram<br> <br><b>Quote:</b> “I graduated from university, didn’t like the job that I had to take because there’s nothing else offered and I realized as I started progressing I really enjoyed it so as soon as I started earning enough to pay my rent, I decided that was it. That’s what I wanted to do.”
<b>Marcus Butler</b><br><i>YouTuber (Channel: MarcusButlerTV)</i><br> <br><b>Social Media</b>: Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook<br> <br><b>Quote</b>: “It’s so hard to predict the future, because YouTube is a developing platform. If you were going to say to me this time last year I’d 1.5 million subscribers, see you later. I would have said “What the hell are you on about? That’s ridiculous.”
<b>Noura Sakkijha</b><br><i>CEO and co-founder of Mejuri</i><br><b><br>Social Media:</b> Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram<br><br><b>Quote:</b> “I’ve always wanted to have a global company and I think online is a perfect place to start. It’s the future of everything.”<br>
<b>Robleh Jama</b><br><i>App Designer and Founder</i> <i>of Tiny Hearts</i><br><b><br>Social Media:</b> Twitter, Instagram, Facebook<br><b><br>Quote</b>: "Entrepreneurs have a lot more resources and tools to make their ideas happen – and technology has been a big enabler of that."
<b>Tanya Burr</b><br><i>YouTuber</i> <i>(Channel: Tanya Burr)</i><br><br><b>Social Media:</b> Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Bloglovin<br><br><b>Quote:</b> “I started putting my personality up into the videos so leaving in funny bits and outtakes and people really loved that. That’s when my channel started growing.”
<b>Zoe Sugg</b><br><i>YouTuber</i> <i>(Channel: Zoella) and Blogger</i><br> <br><b>Social Media</b>: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Blogger, Tumblr, Bloglovin<br> <br><b>Quote:</b> “I’m just going day by day and thinking this is really fun. I still see it as my hobby and just really enjoy it.”
<b>Weiming Yuan, Wei Dong Yuan, and Patrick Lum<i><br></i></b><i>Founders of Aeon Attire</i><br><br><b>Social Media:</b> Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, Pinterest, Tumblr<br><br><b>Quote:</b> "We specialize in unisex fashion accessories. And in everything that we do, we try to inject fashion and function."
Updated

These young entrepreneurs have found success by thinking digital. Read more here (Yahoo Canada News)