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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. Please scroll below:

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NAICS: 312 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing
Description: bottle shop
3. This is a family business. I got into this business via my father. And, my goal was simply to take this store to another level and expand all over California. I hope that one day I will accomplished that, especially by starting our online store and adding craft beer which boosted us to another level and taught me many things about the business and customer wants. The internet is a very powerful tool that I plan to take full advantage of in the future.
Date Submitted: 2015-04-22 20:17:16
NAICS: 722 Food Services and Drinking Places
Description: Pizza Resturant
He said he got into owning a pizza restaurant because he noticed that there’s a lot of money to be made working in the pizza industry. But he said once he got into working with the customers and seeing them enjoy his food it felt good to him and he began loving his work and it wasn’t just about the money anymore it was something more than that. He said he can’t quite place his finger on what emotions he feels about owning a pizza restaurant but he said he knows they are good feelings. He also said they owning a business is fun but it’s a lot of hard work. Especially when you’re in the food business. He said he is planning on expanding his business and possible opening more locations in other cities.
Date Submitted: 2015-04-22 20:11:20
NAICS: 441 Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers
Description: Wheel and Tires Supplier
Wheels and tires are just the start for me, I have a passion for vehicles. The wheels and tire business was something that was introduced to me at a very young age, I was twenty when I began working at a local Americas Tires. There I met a man by the name of John, who I became great friends with, after a couple of years he agreed to help me start my own wheels and tire business. I began looking into similar trends in wheels and vehicles near my area, that is where I got the idea to start up my website to take a step into the tire industry. John helped me by selling me the tires at wholesale prices. After I got the feel for the industry I began selling wheels as well. My initial goal was to create a company I can fall back on and provide a foundation for my family to come.
Date Submitted: 2015-04-22 19:03:44
NAICS: 423 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
Description: Electronic Cigarette Wholesalers
What I do is wholesale electronic cigarettes and various electronic cigarette accesories. I got involved in this business due to the fact that I believed in the product and I wanted to show the entire country this amazing product. I also knew that there was a lot of money to made in electronic cigarette and luckily I had enough capital at the time to invest into the market. My initial goal was to make a decent amount of money. It was not to become the most successful wholesaler in the nation. However, as things started to happen, my hard work and dedication began to pay off. I am currently of the top three distributors in the nation, and am constantly working to become number one.
Date Submitted: 2015-04-22 17:53:05
NAICS: 332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
Description: Manufacturing of Aluminum Sandcastings
I did not know I was going to get into this business until later on in life. I decided to get into this business when my father decided to sell it. My father started the business when I was younger, so I grew up around it. As my father was getting in older and wanted to retire sooner than later. I was living in Australia at the time and found out my father wanted to retire so I looked into buying the business a little bit. While working in Australia, it got to be a routine and I wanted a change. My wife and I decided to move back to the states and buy the business from him. The initial goal was to take the challenge and to see if it would work out. It started off a little shaky but once my wife and I got better at running the business it was not as bad. It ended up working out for the best.
Date Submitted: 2015-04-22 16:10:41
NAICS: 722 Food Services and Drinking Places
Description: Barbecue Restaurant
This was not my initial goal because I already had a franchise rental car service and still do. I purchased this property and had more space so I wanted to put another business here. So there was a barbershop next-door to us that brought in mostly African-American clientele and they would always say that there were no good barbecue and soul food restaurants in the area. So this intised me if these people were thirsty for this product why not deliver it to them. I saw this as a good business opportunity. This has been a good business and I may expand to another location as well.
Date Submitted: 2015-04-22 15:37:26
NAICS: 541 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Description: Bookkeeping and payroll tax preparation
I got into this business because I was approached by an attorney to deposit payroll taxes for his professional corporation after NAFTA passed in 1994. It seemed as if I could provide the service on a part time basis without interfering with my regular full time job. I did not initially have a goal but the work grew to eleven clients preparing their general ledgers, quarterly payroll tax returns, annual payroll tax returns, and corporate income tax returns.
Date Submitted: 2015-04-22 15:05:11
NAICS: 424 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
Description: A Hookah Lounge one can go to and smoke hookah.
Hookah lounges are definitely a common past-time activity amongst the young adults, and the popularity of it is growing day by day. Most hookah lounge owners were once customers of older, more established hookah-serving cafes and restaurants and/or lounges. So owning one has always been a dream of mine, and now a dream come true. The decision to get into this business was driven by passion, and interest. It is fun, it is profitable, and it doesn't feel like work. A popular quote goes as follows “If you do what you love, you never have to work.” Once I found out what my passion was, I quickly started to put together business plans, and ideas, to make it into a reality. Enjoying hundreds of flavored tobacco flavors, engaging with customers who love hookah, and the art of serving some of the best and finest hookahs in the market, above and beyond the competition, does feel like an accomplishment.
Date Submitted: 2015-04-22 11:04:00
NAICS: 484 Truck Transportation
Description: truck driving load transportation
The only reason that I decided to get into this type of business was because of my family and also because I love driving trucks. I wanted to be and became self employed. Independable, successful, no supervises, managers, bosses being in back of me, telling me how to do my job. And know it all depends on me on how much money I want to make weekly. Now am able to give my family more . They have their house and what they deserve. All of my five kids and wife are my happines and motivation to be successful and everything that I do is for them and for them to be proud of me. But in my reality my family and I are successful because we all struggle together and limited to money to buy food and pay bills. This was my initial goal to become successful and prosper in my business.
Date Submitted: 2015-04-22 10:30:46
NAICS: 488 Support Activities for Transportation
Description: freight forwarder
The reason why I decide to get into this type of business is I have customer relations resource. This is most precious resource in business. That means I already have some customers before I start this business. Because of my father is in this business filed for more than 20 years. It is a short cut for me. So I just need to get ready and serve my customers right away. The initial goal for me is to fit customers’ best need in a more efficient way and also provide more affordable service. Make customers feel our service and cost are worthiness. Thus, Make friends with them and help their business grow. I think the more money they earn, I can get more profit at a same time. Let my customer rely on our service and help them solve problem in an efficient way. I think customers and enterprise have common targets.
Date Submitted: 2015-04-22 09:38:57
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