What stores/business would hire a 17 year old? with no experience?

Just about any business that pays minimum wage. Fast food/restaurant business to start. Mr. Blue once told me that there is no such thing as a dead end job because you can always learn something. So if you find yourself waiting tables remember to learn as much as you can. Ex. cash register, cook, accounting, managerial skills...and meet as many people as possible. It is not what you know but who you know that may help you land a better job in the future. Or, you can enroll in college and take a work study job. After you graduate, you will be making at least twice the amount of minimum wage. A year from now, you don't want to be saying I should have started last year.