Lawrence Co. Teenage Entrepreneur ‘Junk Bros, Junk Removal’

By Lilly Adkins

BSN Associate Editor

LOUISA —A Lawrence County Teenager, Luis Chicko, who was 17-years-old at the time he formed his business, ‘Junk Bros, Junk Removal’ is now 18-years-old and after only eight months, is planning to expand his business.

Currently there are 11 people including Chicko, working in the business and they are all teenagers still going to school and they play on the football teams at their schools.

Even though they are going to school and playing football, they still manage to do an average of 15 jobs per week.

Chicko explained that he saw something online and his uncle had roll out dumpsters, so he put it on Facebook that they would do junk removal and within the first day or two, they were booked up for two weeks.

“It just took off. There was a need for it and it was a hit,” Chicko said. “I didn’t want to go back to working fast food. That was what I did before.”

Chicko said he has always been an entrepreneur and done his own business.

“I had vending machines before this,” Chicko said.

Junk Bros, Junk Removal’s services are available all around the region including Ashland, Huntington, W.Va., Lawrence County, Martin County as well as other areas in the region and in West Virginia.

The group does all kind of cleanup and junk removal and the price varies depending on the size of the job.

“I plan to expand to roll out dumpsters,” Chicko said. “We also do small demolition and junk removal.”

To contact ‘Junk Bros, Junk Removal’ for their services, call (606) 331-1746. You can also visit their Facebook page and see photos of some of the work they do and read comments regarding the work such as one left by someone named Jerry Timothy Marcum.

“I highly recommend these courteous young men. They work hard but what’s so amazing about them is how they carry themselves. It’s yes sir, no sir,” Marcum said. “In a world full of hate everyone needs the junk brothers. Please pay them extra because they deserve it. No, I am not kin to them, I barely know them but I’ll always applaud young men like these guys.”