With the suffering economy, University students may find it difficult to come by work. In many cases, even when a college student manages to get hired, hours are limited and wages low. And once the summer paychecks from lifeguard and grocery bagging jobs all are spent, there must be some other way to make money.
Thus, a new breed of college entrepreneurs has emerged: innovative, service-oriented teenagers and 20-somethings who capitalize on a combination of technological expertise and old-fashioned people skills to earn tuition money and develop their business sense.
One such entrepreneur is first-year College student Charlie Miller, who founded and currently operates iPhix iPhone, a company that repairs broken iPhones within 24 hours for less than $200.\nAlmost three years ago, Miller accidentally broke his first iPhone and went to Apple to get a price quote for a repair. The answer: $200. Unsatisfied with the high cost, he started sending e-mails to dealers overseas to find inexpensive iPhone parts. Once he found these parts, Miller began to tinker with his phone.
"I opened up my iPhone - I broke a lot of things inside of my iPhone other than just the screen
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