3A - Entrepreneurship Story

Since I was very little, I always understood money as a resource that I could use to purchase things that I wanted.  At the time, age six or so, I would try to come up with different money-making ideas that way I could buy the toys I would want.  Unfortunately, I never really went through very seriously with my ideas, despite how simple they were at the time.

My drive for starting my own business hasn't ever been so strong like it is today.  My parents have owned their own business, ranging from a landscaping business to real estate, and even electronics recycling.  What seemed best about it was that they could set their own schedules, keep the money that they earned, and take a break if they wanted to.  These things all sound pretty great, especially for a young college guy like myself who is tired of working for selfish bosses who expect me to care as much about their businesses as they do without giving me much of an incentive to.  The many negative experiences that I have gone through has really helped me develop motivation to form businesses that value employees like they value customers.

I have come up with many small business ideas, but am only working on a few promising ones as hard as I am.  Discussing these ideas with family members of mine who are somewhat entrepreneurs and hearing their feedback is what helps keep me going.

I enrolled in this class that way I could develop some confidence in taking risks with business startups, and that way I could figure out how to piece together my ideas to make them realities.  I would always want to come up with more ideas and figure out how to make them realities.  The markets that I mainly venture in include entertainment, food, aviation and real estate, as those are the markets that I have been exposed to the most and have been passionate about.