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Meet Richmond’s newest business owner who’s barely old enough to walk

Posted at 9:39 PM, Nov 18, 2016
and last updated 2016-11-18 21:39:12-05

RICHMOND, Va. -- A grand opening was held Friday by a new Richmond business owner who is barely able to walk.

Meet two-year-old Parker Brewer.

Parker now owns two candy machines inside of his father’s coffee shop, Brewer's Cafe located in Richmond's Manchester district.

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Parker father AJ, says he wanted to get him started young to teach him the fundamentals of running a business and says Parker's Candy Stand has been a success so far.

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AJ and Parker

"He's gotten his Grandma to come see him, a lot of our number one customers have come to support him,” said AJ. “This lady brought in a roll of quarters and spent all of the quarters on candy. It's been great, man, it's been unbelievable."

Parker's Candy Stand currently sells M and M's and Skittles, but they hope to expand to candy machines around the city.

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