conv: My one friend started a business from scratch with just a few thousand dollars and now he is making a million a year in business and that makes me very in awe of him You know I have a friend that has a very successful business that he started with only a few thousand dollars Really_comma_ how did they do it? They started an irrigation sprinkler business with just a few contracts and its blown up and now he's handling large companies Amazing! Well done to him.