Teenager Cameron Reardon turned his passion for insects into a thriving startup
Entrepreneur Name: Cameron Reardon, (Age: 19)
Business Name: Bug Box UK, llanelli, United Kingdom
Insect phobia is one of the most common phobia known. So the thought about starting a business out of raising and selling them seems too far fetched. But Cameron Reardon didn't just think about it but has successfully started this business and makes up to £5,000 a month.
Cameron was always passionate about insects. This David Attenborough fan started importing insects while he was in college. He stocks more than 100 different species at a time which includes a variety of crawlies like venomous spiders, scorpions, millipedes, giant land snails, and bird-eating spiders. The stock keeps changing from season to season.
He first used to keep them in his house but since the business took off after Cameron won a local bursary of £5,000 he now stores them at the end of his parents' garden in Llanelli, Wales in a chalet. This allowed his business to operate properly as Bug Box UK.
Currently the business is online and he takes orders through a website and delivers the shipment using a live animal method. He plans to open a shop soon and franchise out to the states.
