{
  "id": 8055924,
  "title": "Dog waste business started with $1,000 now makes over $200,000 a month",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/dog-waste-business-started-with-1-000-now-makes-over-200-000-a-month",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-17T15:36:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/two-washington-entrepreneurs-started-a-dog-waste-cleanup-business-with-about-1000-six-years-later-swoop-scoop-says-the-operation-generates-more-than-200000-a-month-across-multiple-markets/articleshow/134305584.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Swoop Scoop, a dog-waste removal company that started in Washington in late 2020, has impressive monthly revenues surpassing $200,000. Initially catering to twenty clients, the business experienced rapid growth, now counting hundreds among its subscribers. Leveraging a subscription revenue model, Swoop Scoop has effectively established its presence in various markets throughout the United States.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}