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Aamir Qutub applied for 300 jobs in Australia without an interview and worked as airport cleaner; then started a business with $2,000 from a garage that became a million-dollar firmAamir Qutub moved to Australia for an MBA and struggled to find work, applying for 300 jobs before landing opportunities as an airport clea...
In 2015, a Portland entrepreneur borrowed $5,000 to make a leather journal; 6 years later, his brand crossed $100 million in salesA leather journal made in a Portland garage became the starting point for Portland Leather Goods, a company that grew far beyond local craf...
Couple started packaging business with Sh250,000 in Kenya - here’s how it reached Sh300 million in revenue and listed on NSENirmal Chaudhary and Sonvir Singh founded Shri Krishana Overseas in 2013 with a capital of Sh250,000. The business quickly grew due to dema...
In 2009, an entrepreneur invested $10,000 in a moving business; 13 years later, it generated $26 million in revenueBrian Slater started New City Moving in 2009 with $10,000 and one used truck. He built slowly, reinvesting what the business earned instead...
In 2017, a UK entrepreneur started a meal-prep business with £2,000; years later, it generated £50 million a yearFrive founder George Taylor started his meal-prep business in 2017 with about £2,000, cooking meals from his one-bedroom flat in East Londo...
In 2012, Scott Purcell started Man of Many with $20,000; 12 years later, his side project had grown into a $4.8 million-a-year media brandScott Purcell didn’t quit his banking job to start Man of Many. Instead, he kept working during the day. His evenings were spent building s...
In 2013, an Australian entrepreneur ran fitness sessions from his parents' garage; years later, the brand Fitstop generated $1.2 million a weekPeter Hull was running fitness sessions from his parents’ garage in Brisbane. He had no national gym chain behind him and no obvious reason...
In 2015, a Pennsylvania couple spent $50 on a used mixer for a side hustle; years later, their cookie brand grew into a multimillion-dollar dessert company shipping nationwideDoug and Sara Taylor began baking cookies together in 2015 while getting to know each other, eventually purchasing a $50 mixer on Facebook ...
In 2011, a San Diego couple built a bookkeeping business from their garage; after divorcing, they grew it to $1.4 millionBooXkeeping provides financial statement services for freelancers and growing businesses. The company has also expanded through franchising...
How did a 21-Year-old turn a $10 middle-school challenge into a sneaker reselling business making up to $280,000 a month while still living at home?At 21, he can make up to $280,000 a month reselling sneakers, yet his path to that income started with much smaller deals. He was selling c...
Meet Chirantan Desai, Meta's pick to lead its new enterprise AI platformDesai was poached by Meta from database software company MongoDB, where he served as president and CEO for 11 months. MongoDB said on Monda...
An iconic Art Deco Coca-Cola bottling factory stood unused; developers turned its 12-acre site into a mixed-use destination featuring a food hall and hotelArchitects and developers are transforming abandoned factories into functional spaces such as hotels and art galleries. Many of these proje...
3 Chinese Zodiac signs stop forcing the wrong things, then life opens a new door this weekOctober 4 arrives as a Full Day, bringing a sense of forward movement after something has been cleared away. Three Chinese zodiac signs cou...
How to take digital breaks and why they have become a societal necessityWhat is the best way to take digital breaks? Simple, just visit a neighbourhood public park without any handset and observe people of all a...
In 1998, an investor writes a $100,000 cheque to a startup called Google, which was running out of a garage; founders Larry Page, Sergey Brin set it up as a business the very next day, now the company is worth more than $4 trillionGoogle's birthday: Google marks its 28th birthday on September 27, 2026, with a special Doodle bringing back its early logo. The occasion l...
Billionaire Harsh Goenka uses a baby monkey to explain Nifty's performance and investors' frustrationHarsh Goenka recently used a humorous video of a baby monkey repeatedly slipping back down a slide to capture the frustration of Indian sto...
In 1991, a California bargain hunter paid $5 for an ugly thrift-store painting; decades later, experts debated whether the forgotten canvas was a $50 million PollockIn 1991, Teri Horton paid $5 for an “ugly” painting at a California thrift store. Years later, an art teacher suggested it could be a Jacks...
Monkey kicks and kills elderly woman outside home in Karnataka; incident captured on CCTVA 91-year-old woman tragically passed away in Karnataka following an attack by a monkey. In a separate incident, a woman in Vijayawada died...
Humans may be transmitting hepatitis B virus to Amazon monkeys, raising questions about deforestation and disease spilloverA groundbreaking study has revealed the presence of Hepatitis B virus in wild New World primates in the Amazon. This alarming discovery poi...
An ancient Egyptian pot sat unnoticed in a Cornwall garage for years; when researchers examined it, its label helped solve a century-old archaeological mysteryAn ancient Egyptian pot discovered in a Cornwall garage has helped researchers connect a forgotten family possession with the archaeologica...