18-Year-Old Uses College Funds to Buy Restaurant Where She Started Out as Dishwasher

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An 18-year-old in Ohio has become an entrepreneur after purchasing the restaurant she started working at as a teen.

After enrolling at Ohio State University during the fall semester with plans to study environmental engineering, she learned that Rosalie’s owners were interested in selling the restaurant and decided to follow her instincts.

“Right now, this is so new; this is my priority,” she told the outlet. “Five days of the week, I’m in here. If not in here, I’m back there doing prep. The other two days, I’m in the office doing meetings with the sales reps.”

Her parents have also shown their support for her new endeavor.

In astatement toUSA Today, Fyre’s mother,Brandi Beitzel, confessed that it was not a future she would have initially chosen for her daughter but now she “couldn’t be more proud.”

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“I was not on board with her leaving OSU and taking on such a huge responsibility at her age,” she explained. “But over time, I warmed up to it and realized that it might not have been the path I envisioned her on, but it’s the path she wanted to take.”

Beitzel added: “I worked in the restaurant industry for 22 years, and I know there are going to (be) many obstacles and challenges ahead of her, but with her drive and ambition, the sky is the limit.”

source: people.com