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WE'RE OFF TO UNIVERSITY, RETURNING SPRING 2025.

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ASPECT IN THE MEDIA

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Below are some exciting news articles & stories covering our journey:

Aspect Home Services owner Jacob Shaidle and Aran Giffen speak with Entrepreneur.com "This 20-Year-Old Student Started a Side Hustle With $400 — and It Earned $150,000 Over the Summer"

Amanda Breen

October 3, 2024

20-Year-Old Student Started a Side Hustle With $400, made $150,000

Jacob Shaidle launched his barbecue cleaning business Shaidle Cleaning in 2021 when he was just 15.

Aspect Home Services owner Jacob Shaidle and Aran Giffen speak with the Hamilton Spectator "This Hamilton teen made $10,000 in a month cleaning barbecues"

Kate McCullough

August 1, 2023

This Hamilton teen made $10,000 in a month cleaning barbecues

Jacob Shaidle, 18, launched a barbecue cleaning business to fund his education

Aspect Home Services owner Jacob Shaidle and Aran Giffen speak with Nikki Wesley of YourTV Halton "Inspiring student runs Shaidle Cleaning"

Nikki Wesley

June 26, 2024

Inspiring student runs Shaidle Cleaning

If you're a student hunting for a summer job, our next story might inspire you to take the plunge and become your own boss.

Aspect Home Services owner Jacob Shaidle and Aran Giffen speak with Business Insider "19-year-old friends run a six-figure business cleaning barbecues. How they started with $400 and scaled to 20 employees."

Kathleen Elkins

August 4, 2024

19-year-old friends run a six-figure business cleaning barbecues

Shaidle Cleaning now operates in six Canadian cities and employs 20 students.

Aspect Home Services owner Jacob Shaidle and Aran Giffen speak with Oakville News "Oakville teen's BBQ cleaning startup helps fellow students pay tuition"

Ben Brown

June 4, 2024

Oakville teen's BBQ cleaning startup helps students pay tuition

Nineteen-year-old Jacob Shaidle earned $30,000 last summer over four months by cleaning 200 barbecues

Aspect Home Services owner Jacob Shaidle and Aran Giffen speak with the Hamilton Spectator: "Cooking with cash: BBQ-cleaning teens make thousands scrubbing greasy grills"

Kate McCullough

June 8, 2024

BBQ-cleaning teens make thousands scrubbing greasy grills

Shaidle Cleaning, now with a staff of 10 students, has already cleaned about 130 barbecues this year

Aspect Home Services owner Jacob Shaidle and Aran Giffen speak with Global News "Cleaning barbecues door to door earns Ontario teen tens of thousands for tuition"

Don Mitchell

August 2, 2023

Cleaning barbecues earns Ontario teen thousands for tuition

Jacob Shaidle has made thousands for his university tuition over three years via a cleaning business

Aspect Home Services owner Jacob Shaidle and Aran Giffen speak with Business Insider "Teenagers who turned $400 into a six-figure business share 4 strategies that helped them scale"

Kathleen Elkins

August 8, 2024

Teenagers share 4 strategies that helped them to scale

They leaned on mentors, went digital, automated their systems, and built a strong team.

Aspect Home Services owner Jacob Shaidle and Aran Giffen speak with Good Morning Hamilton with Rick Zamperin "Cleaning barbecues door to door has earned Ontario teen thousands for tuition"

Rick Zamperin

August 1, 2023

Ontario teen earns thousands for tuition by cleaning barbecues

Young entrepreneur started a barbecue cleaning company out of Ancaster, Ontario.

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