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Oz Hair & Beauty: From eBay store to $24m Aussie business in just 5 years
Find out how Guy Nappa uses Starshipit and why he can't do business without it.
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From $10k in savings to $2 million a month in sales: How two teenage brothers started an online beauty business now competing with Australia’s e-commerce giants
Often what differentiates an entrepreneur from the average business owner is the ability to recognise an opportunity with growth potential, to take the risks associated with that opportunity, and have the vision to turn it into a significant profit.
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Oz Hair & Beauty set to achieve annual turnover of $20 million
In 2012, at the age of 19, marketing student at University of Sydney Anthony Nappa launched an online store from scratch, and this financial year the business will turn more than $20 million.
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Teen tradie turns $10k into $2m a month
As a 19-year-old uni student, Anthony Nappa was always on the lookout for extra pocket money. At the time, the Sydney teen was working part-time as a labourer, waiter and warehouse assistant while studying a commerce degree.
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Teen tradie turns $10k into $2m a month
Mr Nappa invested $10,000 in savings and stored his stock in his dad's warehouse in Miranda. While he didn't get any financial or business help from his parents, the teen was able to draw on their relationships with major hair and beauty suppliers to get the company up and running.
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Teen tradie turns $10k into $2m a month
During the first year, the store raked in $174,000 in sales but made just $18,000 in profit. His younger brother Guy, then 15, also helped out by packing orders during his high school holidays.
Read MoreHow teen tradie went from eBay sales to $25 million empire
Mr Nappa decided to switch focus from the eBay store to a proper business, Oz Hair & Beauty, selling premium hair and beauty products across globally recognised brands such as GHD, Moroccanoil, OPI and Kerastase.
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Teen tradie turns $10k into $2m a month
Just seven years after starting the business from scratch, Mr Nappa now employs 25 staff members, is turning over $2 million in sales per month, and is on track to make $25 million in the 2020 financial year, based on first-quarter sales.
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Teen tradie turns $10k into $2m a month
As a 19-year-old uni student, Anthony Nappa was always on the lookout for extra pocket money
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Teen tradie turns $10k into $2m a month
Mr Nappa was never interested in following their footsteps, he decided to start selling hair and beauty products on an eBay store in February 2012.
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Teen tradie turns $10k into $2m a month
As a 19-year-old uni student, Anthony Nappa was always on the lookout for extra pocket money. At the time, the Sydney teen was working part-time as a labourer, waiter and warehouse assistant while studying a commerce degree.
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Teen tradie turns $10k into $2m a month
As a 19-year-old uni student, Anthony Nappa was always on the lookout for extra pocket money. At the time, the Sydney teen was working part-time as a labourer, waiter and warehouse assistant while studying a commerce degree.
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Teen tradie turns $10k into $2m a month
Mr Nappa invested $10,000 in savings and stored his stock in his dad's warehouse in Miranda. While he didn't get any financial or business help from his parents, the teen was able to draw on their relationships with major hair and beauty suppliers to get the company up and running.
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Teen tradie turns $10k into $2m a month
Mr Nappa had taken over the entire lease of his father's warehouse, and the early years were gruelling, with Mr Nappa working 10-hour days, seven days a week in all aspects of the business, from sourcing products to fulfilling orders and even personally answering all customer emails.
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Teen tradie turns $10k into $2m a month
Mr Nappa said achieving such success when he was barely out of his teens was a "double-edged sword". "The downsides are you never switch off - I never had a holiday for the first three years," he said.
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Anthony Nappa Oz Hair & Beauty Interview
From $10,000 In Savings To $2m A Month In Sales !!! Anthony received no financial or hands-on assistance from his parents. However, the relationships he had developed over the years with major hair and beauty suppliers enabled him to take orders, because he knew he could get product.
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Teen tradie turns $10k into $2m a month
Just seven years after starting the business from scratch, Mr Nappa now employs 25 staff members, is turning over $2 million in sales per month, and is on track to make $25 million in the 2020 financial year, based on first-quarter sales.
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Teen tradie turns $10k into $2m a month
Mr Nappa was never interested in following their footsteps, he decided to start selling hair and beauty products on an eBay store in February 2012.
Read More
Teen tradie turns $10k into $2m a month
As a 19-year-old uni student, Anthony Nappa was always on the lookout for extra pocket money. At the time, the Sydney teen was working part-time as a labourer, waiter and warehouse assistant while studying a commerce degree.
Read More
Teen tradie turns $10k into $2m a month
Mr Nappa invested $10,000 in savings and stored his stock in his dad's warehouse in Miranda. While he didn't get any financial or business help from his parents, the teen was able to draw on their relationships with major hair and beauty suppliers to get the company up and running.
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How two young Sydney brothers built a $25 million beauty empire from scratch
Anthony Nappa was a 19-year-old labourer when he began selling products on eBay “as a hobby”. Today, he runs a $25 million empire.
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Teen tradie turns $10k into $2m a month
Mr Nappa had taken over the entire lease of his father's warehouse, and the early years were gruelling, with Mr Nappa working 10-hour days, seven days a week in all aspects of the business, from sourcing products to fulfilling orders and even personally answering all customer emails.
Read More
Teen tradie turns $10k into $2m a month
Mr Nappa said achieving such success when he was barely out of his teens was a "double-edged sword". "The downsides are you never switch off - I never had a holiday for the first three years," he said.
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Teen tradie turns $10k into $2m a month
Just seven years after starting the business from scratch, Mr Nappa now employs 25 staff members, is turning over $2 million in sales per month, and is on track to make $25 million in the 2020 financial year, based on first-quarter sales.
Read More
Teen tradie turns $10k into $2m a month
Mr Nappa was never interested in following their footsteps, he decided to start selling hair and beauty products on an eBay store in February 2012.
Read More
Teen tradie turns $10k into $2m a month
As a 19-year-old uni student, Anthony Nappa was always on the lookout for extra pocket money. At the time, the Sydney teen was working part-time as a labourer, waiter and warehouse assistant while studying a commerce degree.
Read More
Teen tradie turns $10k into $2m a month
Mr Nappa invested $10,000 in savings and stored his stock in his dad's warehouse in Miranda. While he didn't get any financial or business help from his parents, the teen was able to draw on their relationships with major hair and beauty suppliers to get the company up and running.
Read More
Teen tradie turns $10k into $2m a month
Mr Nappa had taken over the entire lease of his father's warehouse, and the early years were gruelling, with Mr Nappa working 10-hour days, seven days a week in all aspects of the business, from sourcing products to fulfilling orders and even personally answering all customer emails.
Read More
Teen tradie turns $10k into $2m a month
Mr Nappa said achieving such success when he was barely out of his teens was a "double-edged sword". "The downsides are you never switch off - I never had a holiday for the first three years," he said.
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Teen tradie turns $10k into $2m a month
Mr Nappa was never interested in following their footsteps, he decided to start selling hair and beauty products on an eBay store in February 2012.
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Brothers are making $2million a MONTH after starting a beauty website
At just 19 Anthony Nappa invested $10,000 of his own money into setting up an online beauty store, and it’s set to turn over $25million by the end of 2020.
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Oz Hair & Beauty: Teaming up with Starshipit to style a flawless fulfilment process
We talked to Guy Nappa, Director of Operations at Oz Hair & Beauty about how he and his brother, Founder & Managing Director Anthony Nappa, started Australia’s leading online hair and beauty retailer.
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Local Businesses With Big Ideas!
We're celebrating 25 local brands that are shaking it up here at Afterpay. Check out what makes our rising stars so special:
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