123Junk in the News
Owner, Collin Wheeler, is interview by Examiner.com for their CEOs Under 25 Series
By Heather Huhman
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Examiner.com
CEOs Under 25 is an occasional, ongoing series about inspirational young executives and how they quickly worked their way to the top.
Read the story at CEOs under 25: Collin Wheeler
Extra Mile and Some Labor
Entrepreneur strives to meet a need of area’s underprivileged families.
By Mirza Kurspahic
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Herndon Connection
When Collin Wheeler, 24, tells his friends he is the president of his own company, a regular response he receives is, “You have a college degree, why are you dealing with junk?” Wheeler started his own business, 123Junk, in January of this year and business has been growing ever since.
The business is simple, thus the numbers in the name 123Junk; customers decide they want to get rid of things from their homes, including large furniture pieces. The company – comprising Wheeler, who is responsible for marketing, advertisement and customer relations, two full time workers and a couple of part time workers – then charges the customers per truck space their “junk” takes up. Wheeler said the junk industry is still developing...
...WHERE WHEELER claims to differ from the competition is in taking extra time to determine what pieces of “junk” the company had collected are still in good condition. He then contacts local charities that put him in touch with families that are in need of furniture and makes drops for them. He also provides receipts to his customers so they can claim tax deductions.
