Kid-Possible! Entrepreneurs Making a Difference

April 4, 2007— -- "Kids these days," we've all heard it. The words are usually said with disdain and meant to imply that kids are somehow not what kids of generations past were. But finalists in the "That Was Easy" competition may challenge that notion.

Appearing on ABC News Now, contestants shared their entrepreneurial ventures that have brought forth positive change in society, ideas that show that one is never too young to make a difference and that maybe, just maybe, kids today may be doing more than they're given credit for.

The competition seeks to encourage youth entrepreneurship, with judges selecting students or "change makers" who are most successful at getting a program or organization off the ground that benefits society and creates positive change.

The competition is sponsored by the Staples Corp. in collaboration with Youth Ventures, and the winning finalist gets a $5,000 Staples Shopping Spree, a $1,000 grant for his or her venture, and a consulting opportunity with Staples executives, who will help guide the endeavor.

While they may not be walking uphill both ways to school, students saw a challenge and confronted it directly.

Take a venture like Becca Robison's. Becca, from Utah, was 13 years old when she founded No Boundaries, a science camp for girls.

Becca had dreams of becoming an astronaut. But like many girls, she often heard that work in outer space was better left to the boys. After a visit to space camp at age 10, she decided it was time to change the world's attitude when it came to girls and science. And so Astrotots was born right in her own backyard.

Becca recruited teammates and with support from Youth Venture, she launched No Boundaries, Science Camps for Girls, an organization that provides free science camps for "at-risk" girls between the ages of 4 and 10.

"Our focus on 'at risk' girls is because we feel that science can be a ticket out of poverty for these girls. We want to change girls' attitudes about science, and over 1,000 girls have already had that opportunity. ... I feel that every girl who attends our camps comes away thinking 'I'm a Scientist,'" Becca says.