"We’ll rent your laser for six months and give you $500, and if it works out, we’ll buy your laser from you. If not, no harm done."

Many businesses closed their doors during the past recession. One was the skincare and hair removal specialist Jonathan Sigg had been frequenting.

A physician assistant, Sigg had already been talking with his wife April (who at the time was getting a nursing degree) about finding a business venture they could embark on together that would tap into their medical experience. So they approached Jonathan’s former hair removal guy about taking over where he’d left off, in a sense. They knew his laser equipment was just sitting in a closet, so they suggested an arrangement.

“We ended up writing it up on a napkin,” says Jonathan Sigg, 49. “We’ll rent your laser for six months and give you $500, and if it works out, we’ll buy your laser from you. If not, no harm done.”

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