Kidpreneur Kids Showcase Biz, Tech Projects

The first graduating class of Kidpreneur, founded by Novi's Thanh Tran, celebrated their success at the company's Demo Day Saturday.

Kidpreneur is a Northville company that brings "tweens" up to speed on entrepreneurship and the industry's latest technology. Kids take classes on web design, Android app development, Lego robotics, business basics and more.

>>See examples of their projects in the video above from Kidpreneur's Demo Day on Saturday.

Five students presented their projects, from business start-ups to Android apps, before a group of four panelists. The students, in order of appearance in the video above, were:

• Lavender Calhoun — 11 years old, with her website for "I Heart Candy"
• Grace Umpland — 10 years old, with her business "Gifts of Grace"
• Nilay Mistry and Devin Tran — 11 and 12 years old respectively, with their Android app game "Matchit"
• Tytus Sewell — 12 years old, with his business "Trash In-Trash Out"

The panelists, who offered feedback on the kids' projects, were:

• April Boyle — co-founder of D:hive
• Martin Dober — vice president of Invest Detroit
• Andrew Humphrey — WDIV Local 4 meteorologist
• Jay Wolcott — CEO of Digital Roots 

The Kidpreneur Demo Day was sponsored by Digital Roots, which houses the company at its suite at 235 East Main Street; Treats by Angelique and the Great Harvest Bread Company of Northville.