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'Accidental' Sussex side hustle grows into multi-million-pound business
News and PR from A4 Labels - Published 11 February 2026
EXCLUSIVE: A side hustle born from a single sheet of stickers has turned into a business generating multi-million-pound revenues.
What started with a handful of discarded sheets of labels rescued from a factory bin has grown into a thriving Sussex-based manufacturer with a global client list. A4 Labels, now led by 25-year-old Charlie Hawker, was a "side hustle" launched by "accident" in 2010.
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