Medfield High School junior is an entrepreneur who opened his own business on Cape Cod this past summer.
Medfield Patch's "Whiz Kids" is a column featuring individual kids, youth groups, teens, and even teams, who wow us with their accomplishments. Whiz Kid's Name: Matt Triest Whiz Kid's School: Medfield High School, junior Whiz Kid's Accomplishments: “Over the summer, I opened a toy and craft store in The Popponesset Marketplace called Kids Creative Corner,” Triest said. “The Popponesset Marketplace is a really cool place. It’s only open in the summer and caters to visitors and residents. The marketplace offers an ice cream store, mini-golf, pizza and many other shops. Last winter I wrote a business plan for Kids Creative Corner. We offer sand art and toys and we had a great first year.” To read more on Triest opening his summer business, …
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Medfield 16-year-old Matt Triest has spent the summer opening and running his own business.
Medfield resident Matt Triest has been going to New Seabury each summer with his family for as long as he can remember, but something about this summer on Cape Cod would be different. Triest, just 16 years old, returned to New Seabury with his family for the summer and opened his own business, Kids Creative Corner, in June and has been busy running it ever since. "Growing up, I was always looking for more to do [in New Seabury] and [was] always hoping someone would open a store where kids could create things," Triest said. "This past winter the idea of opening my own store in The Popponesset Marketplace came to mind." Triest said the store caters to families and kids who are visiting the New Seabury and Popponesset area for the summer and …
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10:02 am on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Congratulations Matt. My mother had a gift shop at the marketplace. I worked at Popponessett Inn for six summers. more ›