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A budding entrepreneur will be opening his first shoe cleaning store this week. Gabriel Aiyelabola, who grew up in Chatham, first came up with the idea while studying at university after cleaning and restoring shoes for other students. He said: “I just learnt how to clean my own shoes and make them look fresh and my friends started giving me theirs at university. “Before I knew it I had 20 pairs to clean at a time. “I decided to start charging people for it because I was having a hard time at university with student finance. “I made £4,000 while I was there which meant I could pay my rent and …

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