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: 323 Printing and Related Support Activities Description: Print Custom Business Cards Online |
| My company first started a few years back when some of my friends asking for favors and paying me for my time. I would have never thought I would make a business out of it since I just thought of what I was doing as a hobby. I had another business that was keeping me busy at the time so my initial goal with this card printing business was to simply turn it into a way to make extra money to pay my bills. It has grown way more than I could have ever imagined and I am very proud that my business has continued to stay successful. Something that I considered to be fun and enjoyed doing ended up being a great business opportunity for myself and has greatly affected my life all the while teaching me how to run a business and put time and great effort into keeping it running at the same time. |
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2012-10-18 18:05:57 |
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NAICS: 541 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Description: Landscape Architectural Services |
| I decide to be an architect when I was just a seven year child. As, I started to watched buildings how they were being built; immediately I wanted to know how they were design. I started by reading books about art and architecture plus I always had a passion for drawing so I draw houses, building bridges and build small cities with roads and that sorts of things. As soon as I growing up my passion for architecture grew, I ended up going to a private school of architecture to become an architect. My initial goal was to learn all the aspects of architecture and structural engineering, so I can explore all the different schools of design. I wanted to enable my own architecture design and expose my own philosophy in the field because I wanted to be unique and stand out from the rest of the architectures that were around at that time. From this I always to work from home rather than go to an office and do all my work there because I do not like other people pressuring me what to do and the deadlines that are needed to be meet because I like to be own boss. This is one of the main reasons why I decided to start this business because I already had work in architectural firms and I had the experience and the tools to be my own boss and plus I started to network with clients and those clients referred to other clients so I found no need to work for someone else. I always love new challenges and this was a challenge because I am my own boss I work the hours I want to work, I can decide whether I want to take the offer or not and even hire employees. Challenge for me is great because it keeps me on my toes for what is going to be the next challenge for me. |
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2012-10-18 17:18:22 |
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NAICS: 441 Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers Description: Collision Craft, Auto Repair |
| My first job coming out of high school, I got a job through my brother in law. I would clean most of the time just making sure the shop was always maintained. My initial goal was to maintain a job and enjoy the environment. (someday wanted to be a shop owner). |
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2012-10-18 17:17:34 |
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NAICS: 525 Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles Description: Investment Company |
| “I” wanted to get into this type of business because I own many businesses and “I” wanted to branch off and focus more into media. Most of the business “I” own were more of hardware, but we wanted to go into media because to diversify things and bring a new trend into the media world. Media is changing every day, and our company wants to change how media is viewed and improve it like no other companies have improved it before. |
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2012-10-18 17:17:07 |
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NAICS: 812 Personal and Laundry Services Description: custodian service |
| He explains how coming from a foreign country was such a struggle at first, this was the only type of work he was qualified to do. He eventually branched out with business of his own and has been doing it ever since. His initial goal is to keep supporting his family and have stable growth. |
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2012-10-18 16:23:09 |
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NAICS: 446 Health and Personal Care Stores Description: Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Stores |
| I have lot experience about beauty supply business because I had the same business for about 7 years when I was live in Korea. Since I have some knowledge about this business I opened this business here. |
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2012-10-18 15:52:09 |
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NAICS: 441 Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers Description: Tire Business |
| It was a personal interest, a business created and initially managed by one person, my personal savings with one goal. It was operated as a basic tire shop in a small location by family members and expanded within a decade to a larger location. It was developed to offer a wide variety of services for transportation needs, from suspension, auto maintenance, tire services for commercial or industrial, diesel tech and repairs. A simple strategy in finding a well known demand ended up operating well, and successfully bringing good profit. We were able to provide jobs for close acquaintances with prior experience, motivated to work and well trained. The initial goal was being my own boss and bringing as much as profit as possible. I enjoy the business, and have direct control of the firm. I hold values of satisfying not only the customers but employees relations. The current goal is bringing in more clients and gaining new accounts to expand, most importantly continuing our business motto, great quality of customer service and workmanship. |
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2012-10-18 15:36:03 |
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NAICS: 812 Personal and Laundry Services Description: Event Designing and coordination for all occasion and budgets |
| I got into this business as a favor for a cousin of mine. She asked if I could help her coordinate her weeding and I said yes. I loved it and kept getting offers and accepting them. I am now officially certified by the state of California as a professional wedding consultant. And as for the flowers, I have always had interest in decor; I started to help my mother at Costco selling flowers. When pre-arranged arrangements would come in and not sell after a few days, instead of returning them i would rearrange new ones, just playing, out of boredom at times and they would sell all. We were independent contractors, so our pay was out of commission so it was to our benefit to sell as much as possible. A few clients would ask if they could order large quantities and I would respond that these were not manufactured by the supplier but by myself here at the store. So they would ask if I would do them for them outside of this business. I would take their info and call them and would almost always get hired. Now after 5 years I have built my own business out of something that just happened by chance. (208) |
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2012-10-18 15:29:17 |
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NAICS: 541 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Description: EQUINE VETERINARY SERVICES, LARGE ANIMAL VET |
| My initial goal was to just become a Veterinarian. I worked hard to become a Veterinarian, yet I did not know how far I would be going. How was I to know that one day I would have my own business and grow so much from where I once was. Starting out I believed I was going to just a Veterinarian I did not realize that that ultimately meant I would be running my own small business. I have always loved animals and wanted to care for them as best as I could. With this it helps grow my business and help grow my clients to learn who I am and how I work. They know me well and can trust me with their animals, remember these are their babies and will do just about anything to keep them health and alive. |
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2012-10-18 15:20:40 |
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NAICS: 315 Apparel Manufacturing Description: Clothing Line |
| The inspiration behind getting into this type of business started back when I was in high school. A family friend, who was actually a few years older than me, started his own clothing brand which had always interested me because I have always been into fashion. At that time I have always wanted to start up my own clothing line but I just did not know or how to start. When I reached college I found myself at a cross road of what I wanted to do, stay in school or get a job. From that moment, I decided to follow my heart and start a clothing line myself. I gathered my ideas of what I imagined this clothing line to look. I contacted one of my friends and presented him the idea of starting a clothing line. He too, was interested in starting his own business and from there we decided to take a risk and go for it. My partner and I have always had a desire for the fashion industry, our initial goal was not to become millionaires but it was to prove ourselves that as young as we are, we are to show people that we can be successful. Our company prides itself on quality; we want our customers to love what their wearing not only with our message but also with the comfortability a clothing brand should have. |
| Date Submitted:
2012-10-18 14:41:13 |
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