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Micro Business Ideas, Blog · December 5, 2011

Micro Business Idea: Garage Sale Business!

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14-year-old Ben Weissenstein saw an opportunity while helping his mother prepare for a garage sale one day. After hours of organizing and sorting items for the sale, Ben decided to turn this work into a micro business! His business, Grand Slam Garage Sales, helps customers prepare for their own garage sales. The business skyrocketed and grew to employ over 30 part time workers! Now 19, Ben is ready to establish new Grand Slam Garages Sales franchises across his native Arizona. Ben’s advice? “Always learn, change, and grow with your business.” Ben saw a need, and now his micro business is taking off!

Courtesy of 50 Interviews: Young Entrepreneurs by Nick Tart.

Like Ben’s idea? Make it happen through the help of my book, Starting a Micro Business!

Carol Topp, CPA

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From a parent

Thank you for your e-book on teen micro businesses. Your valuable experience and wealth of knowledge is vast.

Your presentations at Cincinnati homeschool conferences and sharing with us over the years have benefited us well.

I can hardly believe we are at this point in our life-and here he is a young man ready to try his fortune with the world.

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