'Be kind': 13-year-old starts lawn mowing business to help push teen morals

Joshua-Inniss Burge is a 13-year-old entrepreneur who created his own lawn-mowing business called the "Chore Boys."

"I'm just trying to inspire our generation to just help," he said. "I started this business to help raise teen morals and teen building in the community and also to help the elders and whoever needs lawn care services."

It all started with the support of his mother, Ja-Kee.

"Having a child is a major responsibility and I've always stayed positive," she said. "I've always made the mental notion of keeping him busy and staying focused and being different."

Neighbors say they're happy to see Burge setting a good example.

"When I first met Joshua, he came up and shook my hand and said he was here to explain his business," said Beverly Moore. "So, he already had an okay from me."

"A lot of these kids don't see a future. I'm not labeling them all as bad, but I think we need to work with them and spend more time with them," said Harold V. Moore.

As for Burge, he's hoping he can inspire his generation and the next to do the right thing while uplifting the Buffalo community.

"My message to my generation is in a world where we can be anything, be kind," he said.

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