Businesses That Started With Zero and Reaping Millions Now
5. Adventure Life
Founded in 1999 by Brian Morgan, When Morgan stayed in Montana, Morgan was made to plan a planned a group tour back to Ecuador and promoted it locally as a matter of his job. Thus his experience made him recognize that guided tours are a service in demand. In the first year, Adventure Life had less than 100 travelers.![]()
Adventure Life is Tour and Travel Company focused on South and Central American Travels, offers a wide varieties of packages on group tours and vacation packages worldwide. The Startup costs around $3000 on brochures, $11,500 on advertising in 1999 and $33,500 in 2000.
The revenue incurred till 2008 was $11 million and company has served 24,000 clients up till now. Tour Programs are based on destination’s nature, culture and ecotourism.
6. Johnny Cupcakes
Is high quality products with an innovative design is your choice when it comes to shirts, shorts and sweaters? Welcome- Johnny Cupcakes is an end for your search. Founded in 2005 by a young musician Johnny Earle started selling his original design inside a boat garage turned Retail store which costs $6,700. He used to promote his brand in the shows he performed.
He opened his second shop in Boston; total sale for the first day brought him return in six figures. The clothing line uses cupcakes as the prominent design, often replacing iconic symbols with cupcakes which resembles to a skull and crossbones, with a cupcake silhouette replacing the skull. His name was enlisted in “Best Entrepreneur 25 and Under” in 2008 worth
