Target Evolution Incorporated

Target Evolution, Inc.® is a Guide Star Platinum, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization established in 2011, with a mission to provide solutions to youth unemployment.

Target Evolution made historyGrand Opening of Trail Blaze Flagship @ The Galleria Houston September 2021 in 2019 by becoming the only youth program in the world that owns physical retail stores located in upscale shopping malls called "Trail Blaze Shop", with products for sale created by youth and teen entrepreneurs ages 12-19. Trail Blaze Shops are located in First Colony Mall in Houston and in Stonebriar Mall in Frisco, Texas. Most of our students have been featured in news and media locally and nationwide and earn an average of $300-$500 per month or more after successful completion, as well as, gain extensive hands-on experience in retail, customer services, sales, and small business ownership.

Target Evolution has a daily operations team of 11, and our 7 member Board of Directors has over 200 years combined experience in education, business, nonprofit management, and finance, and have co-authored a college textbook on entrepreneurship previously used at the University of North Texas at Dallas.  In 2020, Target Evolution was given the opportunity to recreate our Teen Biz Camp program, in partnership with Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas and Workforce Solutions North Central Texas (Partners of American Job Center Network), specifically for "disadvantaged" and/or "out of school" youth ages 16-24, which is called BizWorks.

Our program makes starting a business simple and convenient for teens, helps them learn financial literacy, leadership, problem solving, and helps them to earn money to pay for college tuition or other extracurricular activities. In this current climate, a small business for a youth could help a family have more income to support back to school shopping, create jobs for other children, and help youth become self-sufficient and empowered young adults, positively contributing to society.