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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: 451 Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores
Description: Bicycle product sales including services for Bicycles
I started off racing bicycles for a couple race groups in my early days. I’ve loved bicycles all my life I have owned my fair share of bikes and love to collect them as well as work on them. With that said having my own bicycle shop really wasn’t a goal it kind of just came to happen. I started by working for a bicycle distributor to make some money on the side. Through the years I began to slow down my racing and decided to have a racing team to coach on my own. Working with the distributor fed my interest in the bicycle business eventually I sought to go about starting up a bicycle shop myself. However it did not just happen overnight it was a long process sort of like an evolutionary process I have had many ups and downs trying to figure out how to run such a shop fast forward to the present I have managed to be quite a successful business owner.
Date Submitted: 2013-10-22 22:11:00
NAICS: 312 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing
Description: local brewer for unique beer
3. The way we got into this business is actually kind of a cool story. It all started about four or five years ago when Simon started to brew beer in our garage. Then when my sister got married, her husband picked up a passion for brewing. So soon he started to come over to hangout, talk beer and get tips along with advice. All of this talk sparked an idea, wouldn’t it be cool to open a brewery? As each year passed by the dream started to seem like it could become a reality. Then the following year we decided to take the dive with my sister and her husband. This all started with what we thought just be a crazy dream. Just over a year later we are winning awards through the city of Claremont.
Date Submitted: 2013-10-22 22:02:11
NAICS: 236 Construction of Buildings
Description: Drywall Company
I unexpectedly entered the Construction industry with my father whose business was already growing. After graduation from college, I started working at an Aerospace company in procurement, which is obtaining or buying goods and services. The process includes preparation and processing, as well as an end receipt and payment approval upon completion. I was approached by my father to come work for him as I was offered another position in administration in procurement at the Aerospace company. With a lot of consideration, I decided to go to work for my dad. I started out at my father’s company in 1987. I worked my way up to be one of three partners, and in 1993 my father decided to retire. In his decision to retire, the remaining two partners decided to open our own company together. Our initial goal was to keep everyone working that had worked at our previous company, and to hopefully make a profitable business out of it.
Date Submitted: 2013-10-22 20:45:24
NAICS: 441 Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers
Description: Used Car Dealership
After I worked with a relative for 8 years I decided that I wanted to start my own used car dealership. I believed that I knew all the information I needed to know and that I was ready and fully capable of starting own used car dealership. My initial goal when I started was that I wanted to make good money and be self-employed.
Date Submitted: 2013-10-22 19:54:28
NAICS: 448 Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores
Description: Clothing Store
I got into the business because of my personal interest and lifestyle. Everything I sell in my store is something I like and represents different styles for kids and young adults. I've always liked clothing and it was a dream of owning a store for me. My first goal was to own one successful store, and I got more then I bargained for because now I'm on store number three. My new goal is to open a shoe store in L.A. somewhere my name will continue to grow. Where you can find rare shoes for better prices.
Date Submitted: 2013-10-22 17:54:27
NAICS: 812 Personal and Laundry Services
Description: Beauty Salon
She was born in Taiwan and raise up in Taiwan as well. She said when she was in Taiwan she has many years of experience on learning how to cut hair. She remember that when she was back in Taiwan she and her family opened a hair salon and had their business going for about 10 years long. She learn to do hair styling with her mom, when she was really young. When she is growing up she got more and more instated on opening her own hair salon in some other place than Taiwan, so she move to America after she got merry. After moving to America, she and her husband starting to make money to open the hair salon. When they finally have the ability to had open a hair salon she was very happy that she finally finish her goal. She is also happy about meeting more people.
Date Submitted: 2013-10-22 16:47:08
NAICS: 448 Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores
Description: Clothing store
As a young child my dream was always to own my own business. My passion is fashion, I've always loved it. I always wanted to be a business owner, I wanted to own a high end fashion store for women. But I didn't have any access to my interest so I decided to open up the T-shirt Warehouse. With the help of my family and everything I had saved I did it. My main goal was being the best me. I am so competitive that I had to challenge myself to new limits and opening my shop was it. Now I'm on my way to new challenges with another shop.
Date Submitted: 2013-10-22 15:25:23
NAICS: 334 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
Description: Computer Hardware Software Company
Before I choose to open my business I like to go online and check on news of different product and technology. I look on those product that are really need in demand where customers need. This make me open my first computer hardware software company. The first initial goal he have is to make money which most other people who open business do. He use to first get a software or hardware which is very demand and next he will go to those brand or to get with partner with them as with contract few years this make a really good start for the business. As the company start to grow up he change his goal to a bigger one as he trying to expand his company with problem as hiring and second store location.
Date Submitted: 2013-10-22 15:06:47
NAICS: 311 Food Manufacturing
Description: Food Additive
When I was in university, my major was Food science and engineering. So I have a certain understanding and knowledge of the food industry. When I was young, I showed a great interest in food industry. May be I should say like this I like eating and want my family and myself to eat healthily, so I begin my business on this field. I decide to focus on my business of sweeter. After starting my business, I change the purpose of my business. I hope I can produce the healthy additive not only for my family but also for all the other people. As we all know that more and more people concern on the issue of obesity, we must focus on producing healthy food. My initial goal is to produce healthy food product for my family, and then for all the other people. But at the same time, earning money is also very important. However, the cost of all the business is very high especially in food industry. Because of keeping the quality of raw material, it costs much higher than any other business. Also, we have many competitors. So it is difficulty to assume the leadership in this field. As for my company, the most important thing is to attract clients to buy our products. By hiring experienced sales representative to explore available business customers is a big problem to me. Because the salaries of experienced sales may be very high. But some friends of mine help me to pull through these difficulties, and help me to develop my business.
Date Submitted: 2013-10-22 14:06:45
NAICS: 443 Electronics and Appliance Stores
Description: computer power supply
In that time, I thought a lot. For example, I need to think is this business can earn money, is this business good for me, is this business popular in the world now, is this business easy to do, and is this business affect me a lot. So there were a lot of things that I am thinking in that time. Finally, I spent long time to decide to this type of business. My initial goal was to achieve something, about earn more money and have a better life in the future.
Date Submitted: 2013-10-22 00:55:51
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