Ollie Grundy from Hyde, Greater Manchester has turned his obsession with toy hoovers into an entrepreneurial opportunity – at the tender age of just eight
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A Hoover-obsessed schoolboy who wants to be the next James Dyson has gained over 100 customers from a vacuum repair business set up at home.
Eight-year-old Ollie Grundy has already made more than £200 from the venture he runs from the kitchen of the house he shares with mum, Emma, 32, dad Stuart, 34, and sisters, Evie-Mai, 10, and Bonnie-Lou, two.
He only set up the business in Hyde, Greater Manchester, a week ago.
The junior entrepreneur, whose obsession began with toy Hoovers at a playgroup, fixes blockages, changes belts and cleans bags for £3 per appliance after school and at weekends.
Ollie wants to be the next James Dyson
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He already has 50 orders in from customers across the UK and plans to use his earnings to build a workshop in the back garden.
Ollie said: “I’m going to be the richest man in Britain like James Dyson. I’ve had over a hundred people getting in touch and have a backlog of over 50 orders.
“It’s £3 per Hoover but some people pay more depending on what they want doing.
Ollie with proud mum Emma, 32
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“I want to be an engineer and invent the next Hoover. I will try to make it as cheap as I can.”
Ollie currently owns five vacs.
He also has multiple cardboard and paper prototype Hoovers made while off school during lockdown and dreams of turning one of the templates into a fully functioning affordable model called ‘Alexus’.
Full-time mum Emma said: “Hoovers are the only thing he’ll watch on YouTube. He won’t watch football or anything. It’s non-stop.”