site_logo
banner
Franchisee Stories

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

MORE STORIES LIKE THIS

image of jerome hanway from right at home Las Cruces, New Mexico 1851 franchise franchisee spotlight

Jerome Hanway Is Building His Right at Home Franchise Around His Mission To Serve

1851 Franchisee Spotlight graphic with photo of Eli Cohen, Layne's Chicken Fingers logo

C5 Restaurants Grows its Texas Footprint with 40 Layne’s Chicken Fingers Locations Planned Statewide

image of stephen westerman and matthew westerman, owners Fort Walton Beach Two men and a junk truck

Twin Brothers Move From Managers to Owners with New TWO MEN AND A JUNK TRUCK Franchise on the Gulf Coast

image of michael panos and michel panos, owners of mellow mushroom in Atlanta

The Panos Family’s Role in Preserving Mellow Mushroom’s Character — and Expanding in Atlanta

iconBuy A Franchise