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Updated · The Economic Times · Jul 27

11-Year-Old Ashton Meyer Builds $700 Bin-Cleaning Business as Instagram Following Tops 100,000

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Updated · The Economic Times · Jul 27

11-Year-Old Ashton Meyer Builds $700 Bin-Cleaning Business as Instagram Following Tops 100,000

1 articles · Updated · The Economic Times · Jul 27

$700 in earnings has turned Ashton Meyer's summer bin-cleaning idea into a neighborhood business, with the 11-year-old now serving about 30 to 40 customers.
A $10-per-bin service proposed by his father grew through door-to-door pitching despite rejections; Meyer spends two days finding clients and two more cleaning bins at a pace of two to three per hour.
More than 100,000 Instagram followers have amplified the venture since videos began posting on May 26, and the family says unexpected support has included donations.
That backing has helped Meyer offer free cleanings to seniors and people with disabilities, while he plans to keep working after school, on Saturdays, and add leaf raking and snowplowing in colder months.

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