My Entrepreneurship story
When I was young, about six years old my father worked for a tow truck company. He worked long hours and sometimes over night. There were time where I would not see my father for multiple days at a time because of his long and irregular hours. At some he noticed that he was bringing in the most revenue for the company, and because of these two reasons it made him re evaluate his career path. About a year later my father officially opened his own business. The business was called Devine Towing and Transport, and it started out as a towing company that transported semi trailer and office trailers to construction sites. Later, he expanded the business and started to tow cars as well. At its peek my fathers company had about fifteen employees, and by 2008 it was a million dollar business. Unfortunately , after the economy took a huge hit in the summer of 2008, so did his business. I learned a lot about entrepreneurship by watching my dad start and run his business. I saw how it started relatively small, then grew little by little over the years. Also, my father was huge in promoting his business, and showing consumers what he brought to the table compared to the competition.
Originally I thought that the only reason I am taking this class would be to fulfill the requirement of a four credit elective. Thankfully, after going through the first weeks videos and seeing what this class has to offer my perception changed. Originally, I thought this class would be soly based on how to create a business, the paper work and certifications necessary to maintain a business, etc. Instead, the class consists of exercises that get the creative juices flowing in your mind. One thing that was said in one of the first lectures was that this class will prepare you to be an entrepreneur in many different places; a new business, your current job, in an organization, or in your church. This statement spoke to me, because although I do not think I want to open my own business, I would like to be an innovative thinker in every aspect of my life. I am really looking forward to expand the way I think throughout this class.
I found your story to be quite relatable. Everyone meets someone in life who inspires them to think bigger. We all strive to be self-sufficient, but it often takes someone we admire to help inspire us to go that extra yard in order to make our dreams become a reality. I also found your reason for taking this class relatable as well. At first the main reason I took this class was to fulfill a requirement (for the credits basically). I thought it would be a class on how to go about starting a business, but it turned out to be a class that is helping me be more creative and think from a different perspective. )
ReplyDeleteHi Austin! I could not agree with you more! Although I did expect this class to focus on a lot of the theory of entrepreneurship, I did not expect it to almost focus solely on it! I love the strategy this course takes to show us how to wake the entrepreneur in us all so to speak. In regards to your fathers company, I always think it is super cool hearing about people who have started their own businesses from scratch, and grown them into very successful enterprises. I hope your father's business is doing well, and I can't wait to hopefully hear more about it in your other posts.
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