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...
01 Oct, 2026, 09.11 PM IST
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...
01 Oct, 2026, 07.48 PM IST
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...
01 Oct, 2026, 07.09 PM IST
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...
01 Oct, 2026, 06.48 PM IST
Broadcast industry seeks TRAI NTO impact review as media landscape shiftsIndustry executives are calling for TRAI to reassess the New Tariff Order's impact on media regulations. They emphasize the need for lighte...
01 Oct, 2026, 11.56 AM IST
At 19, Issam Darui saw Morocco’s transport problem differently, built Lagare.ma, earned global recognition, and eventually moved into international shippingIssam Darui grew up in Oujda, surrounded by Morocco’s transport business. His father worked as a trucker, and Darui also accompanied his ol...
01 Oct, 2026, 12.43 AM IST
Warren Buffett’s business invested $35 million in a struggling electricity company; Jeffrey Sprecher bought the near-bankrupt firm for $1,000 in 1997 and built an $85 billion giantJeffrey Sprecher acquired Continental Power Exchange in 1997 for just $1,000. He used this struggling company as a foundation to create Int...
30 Sep, 2026, 11.42 PM IST
In 2018, sisters invested A$25,000 in Mustard Made; years later, their side hustle became an 8-figure brand with 30+ employees across 3 continentsThe sisters got their first real answer at a Sydney trade show. They had put A$25,000 into Mustard Made and were expecting to build slowly....
30 Sep, 2026, 10.39 PM IST
In 2010, an entrepreneur started a beauty side hustle from her apartment with $1,000; 16 years later, Sugared + Bronzed had nearly 50 locations across the USA $1,000 investment, an apartment and a few pieces of tanning equipment were enough for Courtney Claghorn to test a business idea that woul...
30 Sep, 2026, 09.55 PM IST
Three brothers pooled $1,000 to start an English muffin side hustle in 2014; it reached its first $100,000 month in its second year and became an eight-figure companyFounded in 2014 with just a $1,000 investment, Stone & Skillet was born from the vision of three brothers dedicated to crafting quality Eng...
30 Sep, 2026, 09.13 PM IST
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 ...
30 Sep, 2026, 07.31 PM IST
In 2015, Colin started Stencil Stop as an online stencil business; by 2026, the company was bringing in around $100,000 a month by selling custom stencilsStencil Stop started when Clemson University alumnus Colin Mitchell and his roommate could not find a stencil featuring the school’s logo. ...
30 Sep, 2026, 12.12 AM IST
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...
29 Sep, 2026, 11.28 PM IST
Robert Downey Jr. launched a coffee company built on mental health support in 2024; today, its packaging links directly to national crisis helplinesRobert Downey Jr. entered the coffee business in 2024 with Happy Products, a company built around a message that goes beyond coffee. The br...
27 Sep, 2026, 01.43 AM IST
'Transparency' packs the punch: Sales of packaged health foods with clean ingredients surge 60% in 2 monthsSales of packaged products with transparent healthy ingredient claims have increased significantly in recent months. The Food Safety and St...
24 Sep, 2026, 11.21 PM IST
In 2021, Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge adopted 50.8 hectares of Kenya's Kaptagat Forest for rehabilitation. 5 years later, more than 1,277 hectares of the wider ecosystem had been rehabilitatedIn 2021, Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge adopted 50.8 hectares of Kenya's Kaptagat Forest for rehabilitation. 5 years later, more ...
22 Sep, 2026, 12.56 AM IST
Kenya turned 45,000 tonnes of vegetable waste into biogas; the result powered farm operations with electricity generated from methane at Vegpro’s Naivasha facility dailyKenya has demonstrated how agricultural waste can become a source of energy, with 45,000 tonnes of vegetable waste converted into biogas at...
22 Sep, 2026, 12.05 AM IST