The Wall Street Journal featured College Hunks Hauling Junk franchisee, Nolen Hughes from Little Rock, Arkansas, in an article about how Nolen and his father started their franchise.

Dave Hughes, North Little Rock, Ark., bought a College Hunks Hauling Junk franchise last year for his son Nolen, then 22 and graduating from college. Dave had to cash in a retirement account, and Nolen had moved back home with his dad to conserve money.

“You have to be willing to make sacrifices when you own your own company,” Dave told Nolen. When the two disagree, Dave says he has learned to step back. “If we butt heads, most of the time I just walk away and say, ‘OK, fine, I told you what I had to say,’ ” Dave says. But Nolen has worked hard, often rising before dawn to drive his big trash-hauling truck around the city during rush hour. “It’s a big billboard,” he says.

His father is pleased. “Nolen has more business savvy than I did at his age,” Dave Hughes says. He heaved a sigh of relief when the business broke into the black a few months ago. After that, “I didn’t worry any more. I think Nolen will be rolling on his own by next year,” Dave says.

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