A side hustle that started young pays off

By Julian Gavaghan

Last updated on Mar 20, 2025

Posted on Mar 20, 2025

4 min read

A side hustle that started young pays off

Peter Giesbrecht repairs a tiny circuit board at Elmira’s 519 Tech Services store, a business he started in his garage eight years ago after first fixing a phone when he was in Grade 9. [Julian Gavaghan]

A side hustle that started young pays off

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