Furloughed hairdresser, 20, on brink of becoming millionaire selling gym equipment - Mirror Online

When Ben Gulliver was furloughed he followed his lifelong dream of becoming an entrepreneur, selling gym equipment and teeth whitening sets out of his parent's garage.

Ben Gulliver started the business less than a year ago from his bedroom, selling exercise equipment and DIY products online.

With dentists being closed during lockdown, he started selling teeth cleaning devices from China?

He then sold this business to an American investor for a five figure sum, and continued by selling gym equipment through Amazon.

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"I started researching on YouTube to see what business ventures I could do.

"I started thinking what people will need during lockdown and my first idea was buying and selling a teeth plaque cleaning device as all the dentists were closed.

"I carried on selling exercise equipment as people had been working out more from home with the gyms being closed.

He finished school at 16 and went to work for Neil Westwood, an alumnus of BBC's Dragons' Den, whose Magic Whiteboard business is one of the biggest success stories from the show.

"I even went on a business trip to Japan.

"When I was 14 I was buying and selling clothes online and I could make £1,000 a month doing that.

He encourages people who are keen to start their own business to not give up and get out and do it.