Guest Appearance: Douglas Aston
Douglas Aston: How To Start A Business As A 15 Year Old?
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About 3D Auto Detailing
Douglas is 15 year old attending school in Santa Clarita Valley, a suburb outside of Los Angeles. He is the oldest of three boys and is on the golf team at his high school. Douglas is an honor student, loves to play golf as well as video games. Douglas comes for a long line of entrepreneurs, it’s truly in his blood. Douglas with two other friends started a car detailing business, 3D Detailing, during the pandemic. This was a way to combat boredom, make some pocket money while servicing the community safely. Currently Douglas’ 3D Detail team is washing cars for Frontliners at no cost which will serve as his community service hours for the Honors Society. He still runs 3D Detailing and is aspiring to go to business school when he graduates.
Douglas is 15 year old attending school in Santa Clarita Valley, a suburb outside of Los Angeles. He is the oldest of three boys and is on the golf team at his high school. Douglas is an honor student, loves to play golf as well as video games. Douglas comes for a long line of entrepreneurs, it’s truly in his blood. Douglas with two other friends started a car detailing business, 3D Detailing, during the pandemic. This was a way to combat boredom, make some pocket money while servicing the community safely. Currently Douglas’ 3D Detail team is washing cars for Frontliners at no cost which will serve as his community service hours for the Honors Society. He still runs 3D Detailing and is aspiring to go to business school when he graduates.
About Episode
Over 66, 000 businesses in the United States offer car detailing services. What’s really interesting about that is the fact that the larger car wash chains only represent around 20% of this industry, which continues to grow every year.
This means that for the motivated individual, someone who wants to start a potentially lucrative business with a minimum of investment in the necessary resources. Car detailing has proven particularly popular during the pandemic, since it gives the business owner the ability to travel to their clients to clean and make various small improvements to their vehicles.
While the initial investment for car detailing is simple, it should be clear that this is also a very competitive that demands a lot in the way of hard work. If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about this industry, or if you really need an exceptional car detailing company in the Santa Clarita Valley region, you’re going to love today’s episode!
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