Hoosierboy Restorations LLC

How I Left A 25-Year Career To Start A $15K/Month Antiques Restoration Business

May 17th, 2020
Tim Showalter
$15K
revenue/mo
1
Founders
4
Employees
Hoosierboy Restor...
from Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
started April 2013
$15,000
revenue/mo
1
Founders
4
Employees
market size
$91.4B
starting costs
$10.9K
gross margin
53%
time to build
270 days
average product price
$100
growth channels
Word of mouth
business model
content-library
best tools
Google Drive, Google My Business, Google Alerts
time investment
Full time
pros & cons
42 Pros & Cons
tips
2 Tips
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Hello! Who are you and what business did you start?

In 2013 I decided to start a company where I would restore antiques and antique toys. After 25 years of working in education and information technologies, I decided to cash out my 401K savings to start Hoosierboy Restorations. I began in my mother's garage and quickly began receiving projects to restore. I quickly outgrew the small 2 car garage and expanded my operations to my present 2200 sq.ft. facility.

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When I’m not working in the shop, I’m spending most of my free time researching antiques and antique toys. My enjoyment comes from seeing customers' faces light up when they see the finished restored product for the first time.

7 years later, we have restored hundreds of projects. Everything from 100-year-old toys, to historical furniture, to a T-33 Airforce jet ejection seat.

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