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27 Million and Counting: Tom Cannon, BungoBox
Meet Tom Cannon, co-founder of BungoBox, an Orlando-based maker of stackable, reusable plastic moving containers.
Posted 6/ 30 11 at 4:30 PM | 27 Million and Counting, Leadership, Starting a Business, Consumer Products & Services, Inventions & Innovations
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A A AStarting your own business is a noble -- not to mention exciting, rewarding and often crazy -- undertaking. The experience is an adventure, to say the least, and no two entrepreneurial paths are exactly the same, whether they result in fame and fortune or just a few hard knocks.
There are an estimated 27 million small businesses in the United States. And 27 Million and Counting is our attempt to capture as many of these unique, only-in-America success stories as we can. The premise is simple -- we give entrepreneurs 60 seconds to share their stories, in their own words. We hope they will inspire, inform and maybe make you laugh. This is Tom's story.
Name: Tom Cannon
Company: BungoBox
Location: Orlando
Website: www.bungobox.com
There are an estimated 27 million small businesses in the United States. And 27 Million and Counting is our attempt to capture as many of these unique, only-in-America success stories as we can. The premise is simple -- we give entrepreneurs 60 seconds to share their stories, in their own words. We hope they will inspire, inform and maybe make you laugh. This is Tom's story.
Name: Tom Cannon
Company: BungoBox
Location: Orlando
Website: www.bungobox.com
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I wish you much success. I also started a small business. It is crazy, invigorating, nerve-racking, stressful, fun...
K-MART OR WAL-MART
HAVE BEEN SELLING PRODUCTS LIKE THIS FOR YEARS
THIS COMPANY IS NOTHING SPECIAL :-(
Actually those big box stores sell boxes very similar.... But different in many ways..... With that said we actually rent our equipment which is much more cost effective. Thanks for your comments and please keep an eye on BungoBox!
Obviously you have never had to move too much in life...this company WILL save you HALF your moving costs AND you return the boxes after? NO store will do that for you. Brilliant. Environmentally conscious. How much is the minimum startup to own a franchise? I will be the first in NY!
Cradle to Cradle! Way to go!
Very good point. But as you well know moving companies are mostly just big labor forces. All moving companies would rather rent equipment as needed rather than expend the capital to aquire that equipment. So, as a result, we work with every major moving company in the USA and they are our best clients. The fact that they already see the value in this alternative is a huge plus for us.
Thanks for taking the time to watch the video and for learning more about BungoBox.
Can we recycle Tom? Actually, big league movers have all the boxing and packing materials (they reuse), for every move they do. Lots of belongings wouldn't fit in a bungobox. It's hard to do cartwheels over this plastic option.
I agree
Listen to the video! They pickup and reuse the boxes after a move, and recycle the boxes into new boxes when they get worn out.