I started a business at 16 to make money. Now I'm building generational wealth.

Scout Turner helped her mom open a pottery painting business

Courtesy of Scout Turner

• Scout Turner helped her mom run a pottery painting business and opened her own at 14.
• Today, she owns multiple painting and wellness franchises.
• She says small business is a way to build generational wealth.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Scout Turner, owner of CertaPro Painters of Nashville and Middle Tennessee. It has been edited for length and clarity.