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CNN.com – He Sees His Way to Profits by Washing Windows of Opportunity
Washing windows can be a real pain, particularly in mansions that grace the nation's capital. Yet one resourceful entrepreneur has made a lucrative career out of it. The only problem is the continental commute...

Home Business Journal – A Sparkling Success Story
How many people have dreamed of working just half a year and making enough money to spend the rest of their time doing whatever they want? Meet someone who has accomplished just that -- by washing window. Philip Bregstone began the business he calls "Dr. Glass" just out of high school...

National Examiner – Part Timer Cleans Up
Washington, D.C. - Philip Bregstone saw his window of opportunity 20 years ago, and now he's cleaning up by working at it only five months a year. From April through August, Bregstone, 38, washes the windows of high rollers in the nation's capital and its suburbs. His client list includes New York Knicks' star hoopster Patrick Ewing, boxer Sugar Ray Leonard, former Pennsylvania Governor William Schaeffer and ex-Congressman Jack Kemp...

USA TODAY – Windows of Opportunity
WASHINGTON -- The last thing you want to do on a weekend is spend time washing windows. There are people to do that kind of thing. People like Philip Bregstone, a.k.a. Dr. Glass. Here's the rub: He's celebrating his 20th year polishing glass; he travels cross-country to service his devoted customers; and he grosses close to $100,000 a year in the process. Part time...

Kiplinger's Magazine – Dr. Glass Does Windows
Like many business people, Philip Bregstone counts a laptop computer and a cellular telephone among the tools of his trade. But he doesn't carry a briefcase. He totes a bucket. As "Dr. Glass," a "boutique window washer" in a tony suburb of Washington, D.C., Bregstone cleans up: His annual gross income hovers around $100,000, a big-city salary that more than satisfies his family's needs--especially because they live in Colorado...