Dallas Teens Turn World Cup Into Business Bootcamp | Texas News

Texas News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 9, 2026 · 1m

This summer, a Dallas nonprofit is turning World Cup fever into a business bootcamp for teens—like 18-year-old Aaron Dotson, who’s selling patriotic gear and learning real-world entrepreneurship. The program teaches kids to save, matches their deposits, and keeps them off the streets with purposeful work. Customers praise the positive impact, while organizers highlight the real roadblocks: costly, complex city permits that small youth vendors can’t afford. Now, they’re pushing for simplified permits specifically for teen pop-ups—so young entrepreneurs can legally thrive and build skills that…