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NAICS: 812 Personal and Laundry Services
Description: Dry Cleaners
The idea of opening [Name Removed] was recommended by a good friend of mine. He is also a business owner and owns a cleaners up in San Diego. He said it would be a great family business to start. His main goal was to be able to support his family first, and then become a “millionaire”. This motivated me to start this business, not only because he became a millionaire, but because he was able to support his family before he became one. I used him as my mentor and he helped me guide the way in starting this cleaners. I follow most of the tips he gives me and find them very helpful towards my business. I hope this motivates you to be a business owner even though you feel over whelmed about things, because that’s exactly how I felt going into this business. All it takes is confidence and commitment.
Date Submitted: 2015-10-19 23:53:36
NAICS: 332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
Description: Labor, Manufacture,
A product as available that provided sufficient profit margins while also having room for growth. My father use to own the business and ran it, however when he passed away the business became mine. At 1st my goal was to not make my father’s legacy and the company go down with him, but during time with the business maintaining and increasing profit my other goal was to make money to support my family.
Date Submitted: 2015-10-19 16:50:53
NAICS: 561 Administrative and Support Services
Description: Complete Janitorial Services
I started cleaning a couple of offices at night once a week working for this janitorial company to supplement my regulate income, but after a series of downsizing, relocations, and finally layoff on my regular job, I was unemployed. So I start reading articles on janitorial services. Professional cleaning is one of the businesses that is free of entry barriers, and you don’t have to have a lot of cleaning experience. I thought there is an endless amount of cleaning work to be done all over the city I thought about offices, factories, stores, homes, and all the new buildings that were going up every day. I felt the key to success in professional cleaning was to provide top-quality cleaning service. I felt in the beginning I would concentrate and promote efforts on small offices, doctor, lawyer offices, and then I would move into high-rise buildings and eventually land government contracts.
Date Submitted: 2015-10-19 12:07:21
NAICS: 722 Food Services and Drinking Places
Description: Mexican Restaurant
Necessity. Because my husband and I were working for a company that close down and they lay off a lot of employees. The husband went back to school and found another job, but it did not work out so we decided just to be our own bosses. Since we kind of knew and had an idea what we want to do and that is how we start it. I love to cook and all the time when I was at home, I would cook for my family or for other people, they would always compliment me on my foods and say, “why would you open the restaurant maybe you should think about it”. So when we open the restaurant, we were like let’s make a menu and see how it works. The initial goal was trying to survive, pay bill and open second restaurants.
Date Submitted: 2015-10-17 19:38:22
NAICS: 722 Food Services and Drinking Places
Description: Southern Food
Well let’s see I was handed down the business from my father. He had it run very well when he gave it to me and I was happy to keep it going with in the family. My initial goal was to keep the restaurant going strong. Also to make it something that the family would be proud of and would be glad to talk about.
Date Submitted: 2015-10-17 11:54:45
NAICS: 711 Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries
Description: American Funk Band
When I was very young say around 7 to 8 years of age, I would lie in bed the night hours and fantasize that I was a musician; mostly being a drummer while listening to the radio station. Then one night I will never forget it; the spirit came to me and said, "You are lying in bed fantasizing for an hour or two why don't you just go do it". Ever since that voice came to me I have been writing and performing music for at least hundreds of thousands of people over the last 63 years and over that time I have been fortunate enough to garner with my group, Billboard Album of the Year in 1973. Action speaks louder than words. Most folks talk about what they want. I have learned in my life time we can do it, if we just would go and step out on faith and go for it ... as long as it's not harming others, we/you can do it.
Date Submitted: 2015-10-13 08:33:37
NAICS: 115 Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry
Description: Equestrian training, boarding and lessons facility
Well, my husband always wanted to own a boarding facility. So when this facility came up for sale, and we saw what potential it had, we took out a loan and bought it and began what we thought would be a five year journey of repairs. Our initial goal was to learn more about the horse boarding industry and everything else that goes into owning a business, and then we were going to sell it as an investment after sometime of owning and running it. But then shortly after we bought Heartland the recession hit and it took awhile to recover. Finally after ten years, all is running smoothly and it's profitable so were staying in the industry for now. We have both found we really have a passion for this work, and love what we do.
Date Submitted: 2015-10-07 20:54:37
NAICS: 722 Food Services and Drinking Places
Description: Health Food and Product Store
I originally began with an interest in my own personal health and fitness. With my background as a personal trainer, I had great insight and inspiration for opening a health food/product store where I and others like myself could find products fitting our special needs. We were initially interested in living a healthy lifestyle and consuming fresh whole foods without any artificial colors and GMO’s, but it was difficult to find such products in our neighboring communities. Our initial expertise in fitness expanded into a growing concern for the health of the community and the planet we share. Because of this we made our decision to offer organic and non GMO products in an area where such products were difficult to come by. Thus our store was created.
Date Submitted: 2015-06-01 11:17:15
NAICS: 445 Food and Beverage Stores
Description: Taiwanese Tea House Restaurant
[Name Removed] is family owned started by [Name Removed] in the 60s. His family owned a Tea farm in the 1940s and when they sold it [Name Removed] followed the business and continue to expand his knowledge of tea. His grandfather opened a small tea shop [Name Removed] in Taiwan at the age of 16. He worked there then he opened the first [Name Removed] in 1961 it has expanded highly since then we moved from Taiwan into the States family has help it grow. The current president is his son [Name Removed] who he passed down it to. The initial goal was to serve quality Tea to everyone we kept our focus, while adding creativity trendy drinks and keeping up with holiday dinks as well, my husband enforces that in all his establishments, quality tea with creativity.
Date Submitted: 2015-05-13 21:55:09
NAICS: 448 Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores
Description: An online womens clothing and accessory store
3. “I've always had a creative vibe from fashion, I was always interested in what stood out to me or ways I could express myself not only through clothing. My initial goal is to start designing for my line and create things that people would love and could afford no matter who it is" Finding something you’re not only passionate about or for but also skilled in. The passion will give you the drive to get up every morning but the skill will make your business grow and thrive. You may love something but that doesn’t always mean you should go into business for it. Set a realistic goal and build on that. Many businesses thrive with passionate owners behind them; ie: Starbucks, Chipotle, Forever 21, ect.
Date Submitted: 2015-05-04 08:43:47
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