Nicolo Del Negro has a small snow-shoveling business in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn.

These Kid Entrepreneurs Will Dig Out Your Snow-Covered Car for $5

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Jennifer Hsu
WNYC Digital | Jan 27, 2015

For Nicolo Del Negro and Emmet Gregory, two middle-schoolers in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, a snow day means a lot of work. They started flyering the apartment building they live in the night before: "Excellent Snow Digging. Have your car ready to go. $5+ per car." By noon on Tuesday, Del Negro and Gregory had 7 customers.

 

 

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