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* ''Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians'': It's a kid who has the final say on the approval (or rejection) of the game Roger tried to pitch to the company.

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This is only possible under ArtisticLicenseLaw where the setting is LikeRealityUnlessNoted, as minors (especially those under the age of 12) in most developed nations cannot sign contracts or hold employment. When a parent dies, leaving control of major assets to their child or children, a Trust or Conservatorship is created to manage the assets and look after the best interests of the child. [[CorruptCorporareExecutive At least it's supposed to...]]

This is only possible under ArtisticLicenseLaw where the setting is LikeRealityUnlessNoted, as minors (especially those under the age of 12) in most developed nations cannot sign contracts or hold employment. When a parent dies, leaving control of major assets to their child or children, a Trust or Conservatorship is created to manage the assets and look after the best interest of the child.

* As mentioned earlier, ''Film/RichieRich''.

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* Ayla from the Literature/WhateleyUniverse. Only in his teens, and he already owns Marvel. Helps that he was being groomed by parents who ran a corporation. He still suffers from the Trust issue. Also, he independently PURCHASED Marvel.

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* Ciel Phantomhive from ''Manga/BlackButler'' is the head of a massive toy and candy company and only 12 years old. He inherited them after the deaths of his aristocratic parents. Being set in Victorian Britain this set-up is more plausible than most.
* In ''Anime/MegamanNTWarrior'', 12-year-old Enzan Ijuuin is the vice-president of the IPC hardware company.
* ''LightNovel/RentalMagica'' has both Astral and Goetia assigned very youngs 'heirs by blood' -- and in the case of Astral, a magically inept boy who had to learn on the fly -- as acting presidents after the disappearance of their old bosses. {{Justified|Trope}}, as in both cases the alternatives were either worse or unavailable.
* Watta Takeo from ''Anime/MutekiRoboTriderG7''. After his father's death in an accident, he not only inherited the presidency of his company, but also the role of pilot of the SuperRobot he helped build, Trider G7- while in sixth grade.
* Natsu Tanimoto (aka Hermit) in ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'' was one when he was younger, due to his adopted father dying and leaving him with control of the company. In a rather cruel but realistic twist, the company's managers and lawyers immediately conspired together to trick the young Tanimoto into signing over control of the company and its assets to them. It's implied that this stopped soon after Tanimoto was taken in by "The Great Sage Fist", as he's still fairly wealthy at the time of the series.
* Masako Natsume in ''Anime/MawaruPenguindrum'', who turns out to be the same age as the protagonists.

* In ''Fanfic/NeitherABirdNorAPlaneItsDeku'', Alexis Lois "Lexi" Luthor is the fifteen-year-old heir apparent of [=LexCorp=]. While he trust board handles the day-to-day affairs of the company, she has an active stake in financial proceedings. [[[BadBoss She runs the company with an iron fist]], bullying naysayers four times her age into submission with her scathing critiques and statistical analysis.

* In ''Fanfic/NeitherABirdNorAPlaneItsDeku'', Alexis Lois "Lexi" Luthor is the heir apparent of [=LexCorp=]. While he trust board handles the day-to-day affairs of the company, she has an active stake in financial proceedings. [[[BadBoss She runs the company with an iron fist]], bullying naysayers four times her age into submission with her scathing critiques and statistical analysis.

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* ''Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians'': It's a kid who has the final say on the approval (or rejection) of the game Roger tried to pitch to the company.

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* 14-year-old Sindhuja Rajaraman is the CEO of Seppan Company, an animation firm in Chennai, India.
** Now that she's 19, though, this is no longer the case.

** Though, during the period were Bruce was lost in time, Dick let ten-year-old Damian attend a board meeting and intimidate everyone.

* Watta Takeo from the old SuperRobot series ''Trider G7''.

* A legally emancipated minor is eligible to operate a business or practice an occupation, independently from a parent's or guardian's influence.

* WesternAnimation/DuckTales has Huey, Dewey, and Louie become the head of Scrooge's company after an accident happened to Scrooge. Deconstruction as the boys' new ideas take a financial strain on the company, but later lampshaded it to the company board and everything goes back to normal.

* ''Film/LittleBigLeague'': Preteen boy becomes owner of the [[{{Baseball}} Minnesota Twins]].

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', Dwight and Cubert start a paper route to get spending money, which quickly grows big enough for them to buy out Planet Express. Unfortunately, it turns out they're not very good at running a company...

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': United States President Quentin Trembley appointed ''babies'' to all of the chairs of the Supreme Court. Then again, he ''was'' completely demented...

* Ayla from the WhateleyUniverse. Only in his teens, and he already owns Marvel. Helps that he was being groomed by parents who ran a corporation. He still suffers from the Trust issue. Also, he independently PURCHASED Marvel.

* In an episode of ''Westeranimation/{{Futurama}}'', Dwight and Cubert start a paper route to get spending money, which quickly grows big enough for them to buy out Planet Express. Unfortunately, it turns out they're not very good at running a company...