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: 445 Food and Beverage Stores Description: Chinese restaurant |
| I get into this type of business because of my husband’s family. His family knows how to run a restaurant, but my husband doesn’t like business, so I learned everything from his family; and create a new restaurant by myself to try my best. The initial goal is have enough money for my family survive in US, until my son and daughter graduated from college. Right now I run this restaurant just because I’m too boring to stay home. I do this restaurant business have been 16 years. Now my initial goal is keep using my experience. |
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2013-10-23 19:57:03 |
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NAICS: 541 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Description: accounting, auditing and tax services |
| It was actually by accident as one of my best childhood friends went into accounting. Accounting is the language of business. My initial goal was to gain experience from reputable accounting firms and then start a firm of my own. This sounds really funny, but that is true. When the children were young, it was easy letting the parents or friends to control their mind or major. Even they had no idea what was that or what would the major do in the future. Maybe that is also the benefit of young children. They do not think many about the risk or worry too many things. They are just doing what they want to do. If they continue doing, they will be successful. |
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2013-10-23 19:40:21 |
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NAICS: 448 Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores Description: Menswear Clothing Brand |
| I decided to get into this business because I love clothing and graphic design. I put both my passions together and tried to experiment and see what I could make out of it in the real world. At first it was my hobby that I enjoyed doing on a constant basis and I saw myself spending a lot of time on it compared to other things in life such as my school, so I thought to myself this hobby has the potential of generating more for me than just pleasure but a possible life time achievement. After I started with my initial idea and products people really liked what I was doing, I decided to make it into a business. It was not my initial goal to make my passions into a business but it all worked out and I love working on it till this day. |
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2013-10-23 19:18:21 |
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NAICS: 315 Apparel Manufacturing Description: Fashion |
| The changing point in my life and my final decision to make my brand was my love for creating. I love making art. Art is an extension of your mind. You do it differently. To be an innovator is not a decision, it is what you were programmed with. To get to the nitty gritty my breakthrough was being able to work for Kanye West. I decided to combine my passion for styling him and my passion for music into one complete brand. It just became a business because the product was worth paying for by the fans and people I surrounded myself with. I love to work and create. So my initial goal was to never dry out of ideas. Build a basic product, get feedback and give them a response. Adapt the product, around the mainframe idea that has been already formulated. |
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2013-10-23 18:49:16 |
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NAICS: 811 Repair and Maintenance Description: Repairs and Installations |
| I had no choice and the opportunity arose for the sudden change to start right away. I had children to support so that was my motivation. I went for it since I had the experience to keep my ground on my feet. When I didn't had a certain experience I either asked Dad or friends that we're experts. I wanted to know everything that is to do with home improvement. I guess you can call me a handyman. It wasn't by personal choice but who knows what would of happened if I didn't have a family. |
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2013-10-23 18:00:31 |
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NAICS: 238 Specialty Trade Contractors Description: Commercial and Home Plumbing |
| - I decided to go into this business because I was in the recreation business and when the economy started getting tighter I went to work with my dad doing plumbing. Home building at the time was big so we did track housing because the money was more consistent. In the 1990’s the housing dried up so we converted and starting doing hospitals, which was immune to the economic roller coaster. That’s how I got into starting my own business in the commercial plumbing business to escape the economic wave with home building and be more successful. |
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2013-10-23 17:52:30 |
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NAICS: 523 Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities Description: Executive Security Services |
| My cousin was working in security business and told me about a position opening. Me being an ex-military I went for interview got hired on the spot. My initial goal was to be in law enforcement but once I saw two police officers killed in my surrounding area my mind changed. Then as I started doing more security work I realized I wanted to expand in the entertainment field because of the high demand of me personally and I could not do it. So I got an offer to put a team together from a Entertainment Corporation for a well known music artist and everything grew from there. |
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2013-10-23 17:41:56 |
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NAICS: 811 Repair and Maintenance Description: Install breath machines in car for DUI offenders. |
| I've been in this business since I was 19 years old, I don’t know anything different. Just so happens that I succeeded in this business and my boss gave me the opportunity to have my own shops. |
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2013-10-23 16:14:36 |
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NAICS: 484 Truck Transportation Description: Import and Export trucking |
| I decided to get into this type of business because trucking was very popular in that period and I was interested in it. And my family supported me to do my own company when I thought about it. Finally, I made this decision even it did not make so much money. I fund some investors to do this business with me. We lost a lot of money when we started it. At that time many people advised me to give up. The reason that I did not give up is I like challenging and I have responsibility for investors. I spent so much energy and money in it too. I wanted to prove that I can do it. I did not think everyone would be successful in the beginning. Then I was looking for the errors and omissions, I corrected them again and again. The fact proved that I was right because I am successful right now. I am glad I did not give up at that time. |
| Date Submitted:
2013-10-23 16:12:00 |
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NAICS: 621 Ambulatory Health Care Services Description: Family & Cosmetic Dentistry |
| 3. I became a dentist because it was my father’s dream. Down the road, experiencing it, I fell in love with it. After working in different offices, I decided to open my own office because things where not happening the way I wanted them to. Which goes back to question number 1, not having great customer service and caring for the patient, so that is why I decided to open my business, so I can care for my patients, and run it the way I wanted to. I love to care for my patients because it shows that we really do care and like our customers. Ever since opening my office I have been able to go the extra mile for my customers. |
| Date Submitted:
2013-10-23 16:11:26 |
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