Today, I am going to talk about one of my very first entrepreneurship experiences.
I was about 10 years old, and with the help from my dad, I recognized a problem in the neighborhood I was living in. Every time I would drive in or out of the neighborhood, I would notice that there were plenty of mailboxes that were either dirty, covered in mold, or had faded or chipped paint. Since every house has a mailbox and since they are close to the road, the look and cleanliness of mailboxes is very important for the appearance of the neighborhood and house in which it is in front of. After noticing this problem, I thought of a way to fix it. I gathered supplies that were already in my garage that I could use to clean and paint the mailboxes. I collected white paint, paint brushes, towels, and bleach spray. I didn't even have to buy a thing to solve this problem. With the supplies and a recycle bin to carry them in, I went door to door to every house that had a mailbox that needed fixing and asked them if I could clean it up for them. I had two options and prices for the customer. I set a price of $5.00 to clean their mailbox of mold and dirt and a price of $10.00 to clean and paint their mailbox. When asking the customers whether they wanted to clean their mailbox, I brought up how it would help their curb appeal and how the new paint would last a long time, so there was no need to reappoint again any time soon.
In one weekend, after knocking on about 50+ doors, I earned over $120. The work was not too hard, and in just one weekend, I was able to make the neighborhood look more appealing. That weekend, I learned that there are problems that need to be solved every where around us and sometimes it does not take much to fix them. It just takes an entrepreneur.
Why I enrolled in ENT3003:
The main reason why I enrolled in ENT3003 is because I want to start and run my own business one day, and a class like this can teach me some of the skills I will need to achieve this goal. Entrepreneurs come in all shapes and sizes and I want to find out what type of entrepreneur I am. Over the course of this semester, I look forward to learning more about myself and how I can become a better entrepreneur for the future.
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ReplyDeleteHello, thanks for sharing the story, I find it very interested and impressed with what you have done at such a young age. I started to help my parents with their restaurant when I was little too, it seems like the persistence is the key to success. All in all, great work on your entrepreneurship story. Here is a link to my entrepreneur story! http://jzent3003.blogspot.com/2016/01/my-entrepreneurship-story.html
ReplyDeleteThat was a great story, and it's impressive that you were dedicated and inventive enough to do it at such a young age. I once tried to sell candy when I was in middle school. The attempt didn't last long, because I ended up eating half the candy myself, which greatly ate into my profits. You seem to already be practiced at looking for problems to solve, and I'm sure this course will only improve upon those skills that you already have.
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