Eric Hysen is a busy entrepreneur, with a small but growing business that designs Web sites for other small businesses. He's got four clients, which may not sound like that many, but because Eric is 14 and in the ninth grade at Blair High School in Silver Spring, Md., he's got other things to do, such as homework.
Eric is not alone. He's one of many kids who are building their own Web sites, for all kinds of reasons. Some, like Eric, are creating their own businesses. Others use their sites to further causes they support (Amnesty International, for example) or provide help for private problems (anorexia support groups and advice to other teen moms).