Student side-hustles Luke Hartzler Luke Hartzler -Logan Howard Sophomore Allied Health major Luke Hartzler began offering car detailing services in early September "Before I came back to campus, I had the inside of my truck detailed and it cost me $250 and they did a terrible job," Hartzler said. "And I figured I could have bought all the stuff and done it better myself for cheaper." That thought developed into providing a detailing service to college students who may not have the means or the time to clean their cars. Hartzler has three levels of service that range from $25 to $100, which is significantly lower than the price that professional car detailing costs "I haven't had any professional level experience, but I've been cleaning the insides of cars since I was in fourth grade," Hartzler said. "I just like everything looking nice and organized and clean." Hartzler purchased a vacuum, steam cleaner, various soaps, cleaners, brushes and microfiber cloths to complete all of the various cleaning tasks involved. Within the first weekend of posting his service on Classifieds, Hartzler made up for the entire cost of the equipment he had purchased. He plans to continue to offer car cleaning services to the student body as long as he has time and a consistent demand. "It was definitely a bit of a gamble at first," Hartzler said. "I wasn't sure if people would be interested. But I think for people who drive their cars often it's a good service to have, and to get it done you either have to kick out a good bit of money or do it yourself. I'm offering to do it for you for way cheaper." 24 CED.RS Carah Hoffman Carah Hoffman - Logan Howard Junior Business major Carah Hoffman runs a sticker business with her friend Grace Gregory, who is a senior graphic design ma1or. The idea for their Etsy shop, Grace and Carah (or G&C) Illustrations. sparked when Grace designed a sticker for Cedarvllle's pottery sale. "She was asking all of her friends to do the lettering for her and I was able to do it." Hoffman said. "We also did a couple other stickers just for fun, and she really liked the lettering, so I was like. 'Grace, we should start a business together!"' After she received an iPad for Christmas, Hoffman and Gregory started the business. Like many small businesses, it started slowly, but G&C Illustrations received more attention recently. Hottman and Gregory are now providing customers with larger orders, and have discussed ideas to expand their business to selling phone cases, tote bags, and sticker sheets. They also designed the stickers for the IBC business Proclaim the Name· Everlasting. "Our goal is to create stickers that have Scripture on them to create opportunities to start conversations with people and just help people meditate on the truth," Hoffman said. "I feel like the Lord has really been blessing us, which is so encouraging." Graphics by Angela Delano Fall 2023
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