The Sweaty Startup: How to Start a Local Service Business (Greatest Hits)

The Side Hustle Show

Nick Loper

Business, Education, Entrepreneurship, How To

4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Do you know how much cash flows through your hometown on a monthly basis? In this episode we explore how to get some of that cash flowing toward you! I'm joined by Nick Huber, co-founder of Storage Squad and host of The Sweaty Startup podcast. Storage Squad, a student storage service, has grown to over $3M in sales since starting it as a little part-time project back in 2011. I invited Nick on The Side Hustle Show to help walk us through his "sweaty startup" framework. That is, how you can start a low-risk, low-overhead, local, service-based business, set it up for success, and let that be the vehicle that drives you away from a lifetime of cubicle slavery. Tune in to hear Nick’s thoughts on generating service business ideas you could start today, evaluating the market and competition, and scoring your first customers. That’s why I think this is pretty exciting -- it really doesn’t take many customers to begin to make a meaningful income here. Full Show Notes: The Sweaty Startup: How to Start a Local Service Business New to the Show? Get your personalized money-making playlist here! Sponsors: Airbnb — Discover how much your home could be worth and find a professional co-host today! Mint Mobile — Cut your wireless bill to $15 a month! Indeed – Start hiring NOW with a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post! OpenPhone — Get 20% off of your first 6 months! Gusto — Get 3 months free of the leading payroll, benefits, and HR provider for modern small businesses!

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0:00.0	Here's an oldie but a goodie from the archives from the Side Hustle Show Greatest Hits Collection.
0:05.6	Do you know how much cash flows through your hometown on a monthly basis?
0:10.1	Here's a guide to diverting some of that money your way.
0:15.9	What's up? What's up, Nick?
0:17.1	Loper here. Welcome to The Side Hustle Show because opportunity is missed by most people because it's dressed in overalls and looks like work.
0:25.8	Hat tip to Thomas Edison for that one. It's a good quote though and an appropriate one for today's show. I'm excited to welcome Nick Huber to the program. Nick, what's up, man? Nick, thanks for having me.
0:36.6	You bet. I'm a big fan of everything you do, so I'm glad to be here. Well, what's up, man? Nick, thanks for having me. You bet. I'm a big fan of
0:37.9	everything you do, so I'm glad to be here. Well, thank you for tuning in. Nick is the co-founder of
0:42.3	Storage Squad, which answers the question students have of, what do I do with my stuff over the
0:49.0	summer? Well, you give it to Storage Squad. They pick it up, they store it, they deliver it back to you when you need it.
0:55.4	It's a company that's grown to over $3 million in sales since starting as a little part-time
1:00.5	project back in 2011. Nick is also the host of the Sweaty Startup podcast at sweaty startup.com.
1:07.8	I think that's my favorite podcast name that I've come across lately. And I invited
1:12.6	him here to help us walk through his sweaty startup idea framework. That is, how can you
1:19.3	start a low risk, low overhead, local service-based business? How can you set it up for success?
1:26.1	And how can you let that be the
1:27.6	vehicle that drives you away from a lifetime of cubicle slavery? Stick around in this one to hear
1:33.5	Nick's thoughts on generating service business ideas. You can start today how to go about
1:38.4	evaluating the market and competition and scoring your first customers. That's why I think this is
1:43.8	pretty exciting. It doesn't
1:45.0	take many customers to begin to make a meaningful income here. All right, Nick, let's get into this
1:50.6	and generate some service business ideas. This is the biggest pain point that I hear from
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