Within a week, Scudamore had put his entire life-savings about $1,000 into starting his own junk-hauling service, which he initially called The Rubbish Boys (even though the business was then a one-man operation I wanted it to sound bigger, he says.) I spent $700 on an old Ford F-100 and the rest on fliers and business cards, Scudamore says.
Within the first couple of weeks, Scudamore says he was able to break even. And in his first year in business, Scudamore says he made a profit of about $1,700, which he used to cover his college tuition.
Since then, The Rubbish Boys grew up to become 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, a $300 million business that s the main part of a bigger family of brands launched by Scudamore.