Turning Trash into Cash: 1-800-GOT-JUNK?

By BRIAN DIGGELMANN 1-800-GOT-JUNK? is proof that there’s money to be made in any small job—even one as simple as hauling junk. Founder Brian Scudamore started the company in 1989 after seeing a beat-up truck with a junk removal sign in a McDonald’s drive through. With $700 for a vehicle and s.....

By Nick Powills1851 Franchise Publisher

SPONSOREDUpdated 10:18 AM • 10/16/12

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