From Classroom to Cash: How Peter J Burns Turned a College Project into $55,000 in 10 Weeks

I made $55,000 in 10 weeks during college.

But it didn’t start with that. It started in a classroom where everyone was more experienced than me. Freshman year, surrounded by seniors, I signed up for an entrepreneurship course. The assignment? Create a business plan.

Most people would treat it as a school project and move on. Not me.

My plan? Import mopeds from Europe and rent them to tourists at U.S. resorts. Sounded wild, but I had a gut feeling it would work.

Summer came, and while my classmates filed away their plans, I went to Nantucket Island, bought the mopeds, and opened up shop. No safety nets, no guarantees, just a lot of hustle.

By the end of those 10 weeks, I had made $55,000.

That was the moment I realized: Plans are just ideas until you act on them. And once you do, the sky’s the limit.

Now, after starting over 150 businesses, I’m still driven by that same lesson: Take action, turn ideas into reality, and watch them grow.

If you’ve got the drive and a vision but need the capital to make it happen, let’s talk. Burns Funding is here to provide the financial support you need to turn your plan into a thriving business.

Reach out today, and let’s make your business a reality.