@entrepreneur: He was hustling flowers at a gas station to pay for college. Then he added one rule that changed everything. Steve Dyme was 19 and trying to pay his way through college, so he bought surplus flowers from a friend’s dad in the wholesale business and sold them on street corners. No florists were serving that crowd. Then came graduation ceremonies. Then prom corsages and boutonnieres. But it didn’t really take off until he added one rule: every bouquet sold buys a backpack of school supplies for a local student in need. That hustle became Flowers for Dreams, which now gives away 25% of its profits and has donated more than $1.8 million. Can a business built to do good also be a great business? Steve says absolutely. Listen to the full episode at Entrepreneur Podcasts on YouTube.

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