1800GotJunk founder Brian Scudamore talks HyperGrowth Success
May 7, 2005 -- YEA Vancouver hosts a regular event called The Inside Scoop! It is an inside look and overview of a successful local business. The goal of this series is to provide tangible experiences of successful entrepreneurs to members who can take what they've learned and apply it directly to their businesses.
Brian Scudamore, founder of 1-800-Got-Junk will talk about his experience steering 1-800-Got-Junk from a summer job for one guy with a pickup truck to North America's largest junk removal company! Since 1997, the company has enjoyed 'Hyper-growth' and widespread recognition for its business achievements. Along the way he has been nominated for both The Business Development Bank's "Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award" as well as the "Entrepreneur of the Year", by Ernst & Young.
1-800-GOT-JUNK has been featured in the USA Today, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and the Associated Press, as well as several business magazines, including Fast Company's 2002 Fast 50 as well as being recognized by Profit Magazine in 1999 as one of Canada's Top 100 fastest growing businesses.
Come for drinks, appies, or enjoy the full menu and listen to an entertaining evening where you can have your questions answered and learn his story in the exciting atmosphere of SkyBar one of downtown Vancouver's hippest nightspots (670 Smithe St., Vancouver) May 18, 2005 at 6:00 PM. Cost: $0 Members / $15 Non-members. Register online
https://www.sporg.com/registrationform_id=24852 or visit
http://www.yea.ca/chapters/vancouver/
For more information about this event please contact YEA Programs Coordinator, Hartland Ross via email at
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About YEA
The Young Entrepreneurs Association (
http://www.yea.ca) is a volunteer-driven non-profit organization whose mandate is to support young people in business. Aimed at business owners 35 and under, YEA provides its members an opportunity to learn from one another's experiences and take advantage of peer support and mentorship as they grow their businesses. For more information about this event please contact YEA Programs Coordinator, Hartland Ross via email at e-mail protected from spam bots or via telephone: 1-866-639-3222.
1800GotJunk founder Brian Scudamore talks HyperGrowth Success