373: The Sweaty Startup: How to Start a Local Service Business

<p>Do you know how much cash flows through your hometown on a monthly basis?</p> <p>In this episode we explore how to get some of that cash flowing <em>toward you!</em></p> <p>I'm joined by Nick Huber, co-founder of <a href= "https://www.storagesquad.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Storage Squad</a> and host of <a href= "https://sweatystartup.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">The Sweaty Startup podcast</a>.</p> <p>Storage Squad, a student storage service, has grown to over $3M in sales since starting it as a little part-time project back in 2011.</p> <p>I invited Nick on The Side Hustle Show to help walk us through his "sweaty startup" framework. That is, how you can start a low-risk, low-overhead, local, service-based business, set it up for success, and let that be the vehicle that drives you away from a lifetime of cubicle slavery.</p> <p>Tune in to hear Nick’s thoughts on generating service <a href= "https://www.sidehustlenation.com/ideas/">business ideas</a> you could start today, evaluating the market and competition, and scoring your first customers.</p> <p>That’s why I think this is pretty exciting -- it really doesn’t take many customers to begin to make a meaningful income here.</p>