1,308 entrepreneurs were asked: "How did you decide to get into this type of business, and what was your initial goal?" These were their responses, which can help us to try to figure out what type of business we might like to start.
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NAICS: 453 Miscellaneous Store Retailers Description: candy arrangements for different occasions |
| she had lost her job of 20 years and had always dremp of having her own business. |
| Date Submitted:
2011-04-12 11:51:17 |
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NAICS: 112 Animal Production Description: Dog wash and Pet Supply |
| This Business completely came by opportunity. A friend with a similar business in New York City had asked where pet owners living in downtown San Diego took their pets for Supply and Grooming. Then we realized that there was not a Pet store in the downtown area. So thats where we decided to make out move and open our business. |
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2011-04-12 11:26:18 |
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NAICS: 721 Accommodation Description: DAY SPA |
| I FEEL THAT MAKING TIME FOR YOURSELF IS VERY IMPORTANT. WHETHER IT'S GETTING A MASSAGE, A FACIAL OR EVEN EXERCISING. WHATEVER IT TAKES TO UNWIND FROM SUCH A STRESSFUL LIFE. FOR ME, IT WAS GETTING A MASSAGE . I REALLY ENJOYED THE WHOLE SERENE ATMOSPHERE. I STUDIED TO BECOME A MASSAGE THERAPIST TO HELP OTHERS WHO ALSO NEEDED TO RELAX FROM THEIR STRESSFUL LIVES. I WAS SOON HIRED AS A THERAPIST AT A SPA. IN LESS THAN A YEAR LATER AND WITH SOME MONEY SAVED, I DECIDED TO OPEN UP MY OWN SPA. |
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2011-04-12 09:07:38 |
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NAICS: 811 Repair and Maintenance Description: Cleaning houses and or offices |
| When I first came to the U.S.A I got a job in a cleaning agency, but I realized I was getting paid a little bit of money compared to all the work and effort I would put into the job. I sat down and wondered what it would take for me to open my own business, have my own customers and take all the profits home. At the beginning I saw it nearly impossible but still decided to try, so I did I got my business license and little by little started to grow bigger. |
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2011-04-12 00:56:17 |
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NAICS: 443 Electronics and Appliance Stores Description: electronic store |
| In deciding why I wanted to go into this business I realized that technology has been improving within the last decade, wanting to expand my horizon in electronics I wanted to create my own company. |
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2011-04-11 22:30:33 |
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NAICS: 236 Construction of Buildings Description: General construction of public works projects |
| First construction is in the family, my father had a big construction company in Kuwait since I was a kid I watched my father start from a one man operation to a decent sized company. I went to college and earned a masters degree in engineering then I started working for other companies until I learned of the design portion of the industry. Three years later I started my own engineering consulting firm and that was a source of finding clients that will eventually lead me to my primary goal which is design and construction, and the year after that I started my construction company, which was my main goal since I was a kid. |
| Date Submitted:
2011-04-11 21:45:54 |
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NAICS: 811 Repair and Maintenance Description: 24 Hour Emergency Fleet Services |
| Family Trade, relatives in the mechanical work field. The goal in this is to become C.E.O. of the company. |
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2011-04-11 17:55:34 |
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NAICS: 445 Food and Beverage Stores Description: selling a beer, wine, grocery. |
| When I came to USA, I was not know how to speak English that much, and I worked in some liquor stores, then I learned the English there. After a few years I decided to start my own business and I found that to open a liquor is easy thing to start but after I started, I found it hard, there is nothing easy in this life but i continued in same way until now, I have a three stores yet. My initial goal was making a good life for my family,and let my dreams become real. Also I think if I kept work in others stores not mine I could not do that. |
| Date Submitted:
2011-04-11 03:11:56 |
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NAICS: 541 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Description: Photography Business |
| I had a conversation with a friend and found out local people around my area were taking more family photos. I just had to jump into the business to take advantage of the opportunity. My goal was to set up a business that can make my team and me money. |
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2011-04-10 22:49:07 |
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NAICS: 541 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Description: Photography, Graphic Design, Post-Production Audio |
| The business that I am in is a combination of everything that I enjoy doing the most. Photography was my first a hobby and thought it was going to stay that way. A friend's company needed a photographer immediately to shoot photojournalistic photos for a large client. Graphic Design was something that I did well in high school but I never thought of it as a career. The company I currently work for (who I do photography for) needed graphic work done. So I took up that job and brushed up on Photoshop and Illustrator to further my career. Lastly I went to a trade school for Audio Production. I wanted to make a career out of doing something in audio and enjoyed the post production part of the program. By taking these three things I loved I wanted to create a business that would be fun for me to do. |
| Date Submitted:
2011-04-10 13:09:54 |
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