Nov 13, 2019
Kenneth “Biznessman” Allen, founder of the Kenneth Allen
Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Inc. (KAFFE, Inc.) CEO of K.S.
Consultants and Managing Editor of Prominent Magazine which he
co-owns with Entrepreneurial Icons Farrah Gray and Bill Mays. Allen
was born and raised in an impoverished neighborhood in Gary, Ind.
Growing up in a single-parent household, Kenneth defied national
statistics for Black males and graduated from Theodore Roosevelt
High School at age 17.
Allen’s love for entrepreneurship began early. At 12, he started
his first business venture, K.S. Candies, in his grandfather’s
garage. Operating for more than six years, K.S. Candies ranked 79
out of 100 youth businesses in the nation according to Young Biz,
Inc. By 15, Allen was sharing his love for entrepreneurship with
others as a Certified Entrepreneur Instructor. He is Young Biz’s
youngest certified instructor in the country.