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: 611 Educational Services Description: Mixed Martial Arts Gym |
| The biggest reason that got me into this type of business was the initial investment that Martial Arts was beginning to have in this country. The UFC was booming, more and more people were rushing to gyms to sign up and get involved in this new sport that took the martial arts community by storm. I got involved in the early 2000s and I fell in love with it immediately after I understood the art much more. Having my own journey in the world of Jiu Jitsu it just was one of my goals to open up my own gym when I was to receive my higher rankings in the system of 10th Planet. The initial goal when I first got into business was what everybody wants when they start a business is to be successful. Especially in the world of Martial Arts I wanted a strong and stable academy that people would enjoy and come train for the love of the sport. |
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2017-04-27 11:30:11 |
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NAICS: 812 Personal and Laundry Services Description: Salon and Blow dry bar |
| I entered the beauty industry because of my mother. My mother being a hairstylist herself, involved me in all her work. I would assist her with her clients and learned everything she knew about the business. She later decided to open her own salon and became my mentor for the business. I attended beauty school to become more knowledgable in the industry and to know the services to provide. Getting the education and learning from professionals provided me with lots of information and tools needed in this highly competitive industry. I have now ventured this business with my mother for a little over 18 years and continuing to do something I ultimately love to do. |
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2017-04-27 06:48:49 |
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NAICS: 332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing Description: diamond setter |
| 3. The decision of the type of business was made back in Lebanon due to the fact he enjoyed working the job. The business was created when he moved from Lebanon to the United States to open his business. Enjoys crafting jewelry because diamonds are art to him, if one enjoys what one does and finds beauty in it, then the business is going to be enjoyable to manage. Initial goal was to work with something I enjoy doing while making quite a bit of money. With the money one can live a good life, while supporting the family, and expanding the business to make it more profitable. Also, working a job one enjoys and is passionate about while one decides how much one works is a nice lifestyle to live. Taking orders by someone else is off the book, always wanted to run my own business. |
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2017-04-27 03:24:42 |
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NAICS: 445 Food and Beverage Stores Description: Liquor Store |
| I went into this business because as a kid I always thought that having a place to stop by and hang out between school and my house would be very cool. As I kid I never wanted to go yet and always wanting to spend time with my friend. None of our parents would let that happen because school work is the most important thing and besides I didn’t want to go home and do chores all the time. So this really inspires me to open a shop where I dreamed about as a kid. Seeing this come to life was exactly like a dream come true. Sure it’s neither a flashy dream nor one that solves anything, but I still think it is a goal worth chasing. As an adult my goal is not like when I was a kid. It was more like I knew that when I grew older people would have to take care of me. So I wanted to make enough so I wouldn’t be a bother to anyone else. Having this store also made my schedule very flexible so I was able to spend more time with my kids. |
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2017-04-27 01:16:48 |
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NAICS: 337 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing Description: Family home and office furniture |
| My father had been related to this business for the past 15 years. Once I graduated from high school we would start our own furniture business. This was in October 2013. We started working for ourselves. I thought we went to fast but it went great ,finding the location. My initial goal was to get as many customers as we could so we had to start with low prices and give small items free with a purchase over $300. |
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2017-04-27 00:24:43 |
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NAICS: 453 Miscellaneous Store Retailers Description: Marijuana Shoppe |
| My original plan was to be a chef but I soon lost passion for cooking. I occasionally enjoy partaking in recreational use of THC which ultimately led me to the idea of opening up my own store. It felt right to me in order to sell what i love. I always wanted to open up my own company because my father had his own company back in New York. It was a small pizza shop which was open 24/7 and sold the best pizza on the block. I started off going to school for graphic design but i ended up having a child at 20 which led me to drop out. times got rough, having to take care of my child and go to school at the same time but something had to be done. Word of advice to the young people out there, do not settle down until you are married! |
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2017-04-27 00:20:16 |
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NAICS: 238 Specialty Trade Contractors Description: Pool and Spa Plumbing |
| I got into this business because I really enjoyed designing in general. One day I just decided that something about the making of pools and how they were made interested me. What caught my attention the most was the difference in each pool and how not every pool is the same. Each one is made by adding my own touch to it and asking the customers for their ideas as well as incorporating my own into it. My initial goal when I first started was to make it big in this career. I wanted to be able to leave the company I had previously worked for and make my company become well known. I thought that the whole process was easy and wasn't aware of the challenges I would face. However, I always did know that I would eventually branch out on my own and make my own business. I had the confidence to be able to know that I could do it if I set my mind to it and that the outcome of it would become a success. |
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2017-04-26 22:34:35 |
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NAICS: 562 Waste Management and Remediation Services Description: Janitorial Service Cleaning |
| I decided to get into this business because I was always a part of it. My father who started this business always had me in the loop. If it wasn't for myself helping my dad here and there with documents and cleaning I wouldn't know a thing. As time passed I went to school, took some business classes and understood the process a bit more. It's been two years now that I recently started taking over what we call a family business. My initial goal was obviously to make money but to make money we need to assure that our customers are happy and that our service is great. My goal since the start was to grow, and that is still a big key till this day. Grow enough to where you are happy and it doesn't become overwhelming. |
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2017-04-26 22:27:11 |
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NAICS: 711 Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries Description: Face painting, body art, make up, and art. |
| I never thought about getting into this business. I’ve been drawing my whole life but never thought about the idea of being a face painting before. It all started one of my friends needed a face painter, I agreed if she bought the paint. I need a simple cat on a little girl and thought it wasn’t that good so after that I become obsessed with getting better. I started to build up my paints and different accessories and practicing on myself and my boyfriend and daughter. Now I have an agent and usually have a booking every weekend. My business started out slow but once I got serious about it, it started to grow at a nice pace and I’m making a nice second income. |
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2017-04-26 22:15:56 |
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NAICS: 621 Ambulatory Health Care Services Description: Chiropractic |
| A3: During my early college days, I was studying to major in political science. The more I studied the subject, the more I knew I didn’t want anything to do with politics. I hated everything about them. In my 3rd or 4th year in college, I got badly injured in a motor vehicle collision. I got therapy at a chiropractor’s office for many months and the effect of the treatment was tremendously good. Even got rid of a digestive condition which plagued my life for many years in the past. Also, the restoration of my spine allowing my body to heal itself simply resolved my issue. After living threw this experience chiropracting peeked my own interest and thus I began the path to become what I am today. |
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2017-04-26 15:16:36 |
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