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: 722 Food Services and Drinking Places Description: Banquet Hall |
| well to tell you the truth, i never imagined myself in a business like this. This building used to be a clothing factory. I used to work in the fashion business for a long time. In this building we did all types clothing. There was rows and rows of production lines and packaging. When my daughters starting growing up i realized that i wanted to provide more for them and also have a lifestyle where i didn't work so much. I wanted to spend more time with my family. One day i was talking to my wife about this wedding we went to. We remembered the wedding coming out horribly because the service was terrible and the facility was to small for the amount of people there. We joked around about how we would of done it differently and if we had hosted it at our factory. After that, the idea never left. We discussed with each other and realized that it would actually be something we might enjoy. We talked to the city and although it was a little difficult we got the approval. After that we just learned through out the years on how to run the business properly. Its funny to think about it now. Something that was just a mere joke to us became our family business now. |
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2012-10-18 22:45:01 |
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NAICS: 448 Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores Description: Mobile Clothing retail store |
| I’ve always known I’ve wanted to be an entrepreneur. Having a boss or working 9-5 was never anything I wanted in my future. While attending FIDM in DTLA I realized all my drive and ambitions pointed me towards being a store owner. Unfortunately being young and slightly broke could only get me so far. Realizing the mobile trend, I thought of a mobile boutique. Eventually in the future I want to make my brand into multiple mobile stores similar to a Crossroads or Buffalo Exchange except on the go and eventually having multiple brick and mortar stores as well. There is a possibility of even franchising my mobile boutique but initially my goal is to continue to grow year after year. |
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2012-10-18 22:38:46 |
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NAICS: 561 Administrative and Support Services Description: Landscaping and nursery |
| Well, my dad had his own company but for some reason I didn’t want to work with him so i stated off working in a Landscaping business, found out I really liked what I was doing, but no the fact that was an employee I wanted to be the owner. So I slowly started taking side jobs to see if I could handle the pressure. To be honest sometimes I still cant. Suddenly I decided to branch out on my own the first couple of years was difficult, but slowly my business starting growing and being able to call my business my own and growing by the day. My primary goal which was and still is to keep my business thriving and to support my family. I tried many jobs before I landed into Landscaping, nothing stuck out but something about knowing when a tree is dying, the type of tree, and the maintenance came easy to learn about. |
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2012-10-18 22:06:21 |
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NAICS: 541 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Description: Nonprofit small business management consultant |
| I decided to become a consultant as a natural extension from my work as a grant writer for nonprofits and small businesses. I began grant writing as a staff for a major nonprofit organization and freelanced in the evenings after college. I also run a nonprofit agency as President/CEO and that was my initial goal. |
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2012-10-18 21:51:59 |
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NAICS: 238 Specialty Trade Contractors Description: All field Contrator |
| The decision of Contractor was inspired by one of my friend during the college year, when I needed a job. Ever since I’ve been working in this field. My first intension was to become a jet pilot, but on the final test, they announce that my vision was very bad and that they will not allow me to pass to become one. Going back to contractor, I spend my time in art major during my college year and with that skill I entered the floor plans and blue print class to become a architecture, so it will help with my what I’m doing right now. |
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2012-10-18 21:49:07 |
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NAICS: 446 Health and Personal Care Stores Description: A cozy, urban chic boutique |
| As many individuals the struggle of finding a job was my motivation to open up a boutique store. I decided to open my own retail store because of the lack of jobs. For me, there were no initial goals at the moment. All I wanted it to do was to be able to help out with the finances at home. I started my business at the flea markets earning a decent amount of money and now I am running my business at a station location. It is a charming boutique which is all about beauty and I hope to expand in the future having a free standing store out in a plaza. This being said and as from now, my goals are to prepare myself first by acquiring more knowledge in Business Administration and Accounting and continue expanding. |
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2012-10-18 21:25:11 |
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NAICS: 812 Personal and Laundry Services Description: John Doe’s Nail’s in Ohio |
| I saw my aunts and cousins buying cars and houses doing this type of work. My initial goal was to work for 2 years and then go back to college. |
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2012-10-18 21:20:57 |
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NAICS: 238 Specialty Trade Contractors Description: Systems furniture delivery and installation |
| I started as a temp. and within a few months of working I became a lead installer, then a foreman, then a manager and after approximately 6 years in the industry I began entertaining the idea of starting my own company. My goals than were an exit strategy from my current employer, target clientele that had gone untouched by those in my industry and focus on ways that I could improve upon what others were doing. |
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2012-10-18 19:50:47 |
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NAICS: 541 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Description: landscape, gardening |
| I decided to get in this business when I was tired of working for agencies who will only only send me to work for 3 days out of the week if I was lucky. so i decided to start my own gardening business. I started with one of everything , and my son will help me on the weekends. my goal was to make enough to support my family.and I did and still do till this day. We might not be the richest family out there but we have what we need. |
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2012-10-18 18:25:40 |
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NAICS: 541 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Description: Accounting and tax preparation |
| I got into this business from my dad, he started taxes and people started asking me if i could do taxes and at first i could not and I than learned through a few classes and did taxes that way. My wife's aunt did taxes also, so she got me into this business also. During college I started taking accounting classes and during the tax season I looked for a job and that is how I started. At first i wanted to be an engineer, and than to make money i did taxes on the side. I first got a side job doing taxes and did them at home also. Than i went back to school and finished to get my accounting degree and here I am thirty years later. |
| Date Submitted:
2012-10-18 18:23:30 |
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