McKinney Brothers Grow $8,000 Junk Teens Startup Into $5 Million Business
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Updated · Business Insider · Jul 17
McKinney Brothers Grow $8,000 Junk Teens Startup Into $5 Million Business
2 articles · Updated · Business Insider · Jul 17
Summary
$8,000 in first-year spending helped Kirk and Jacob McKinney build Junk Teens into a seven-figure junk-removal company projected to top $5 million in 2026 revenue.
A $4,000 Ford F-150 bought with pooled savings in 2021 launched the business, which now operates from Norwood into Cape Cod, the North Shore and Rhode Island.
About 25 employees and seven dump trucks support that expansion, while the brothers kept early costs low by borrowing tools and reusing items collected on jobs.
Speed, transparent pricing and branding around their age helped them stand out in a low-barrier industry where customers often want same- or next-day pickup.