The entrepreurship story that has had the most influence in my life has been the store that my mom opened. She had been working for a telecomunications company in Caracas, Venezuela for almost 8 years, but she always had a talent to sell, so on 2008 she quit her job and decided to open up a store that sold boutique gifts, such as handmade bags by tribes in the amazon, expensive jewlery, picture frames of all kinds, leather goods for men and such. The year between her quitting and opening the store was amazing, I went with her to the places she bought the merchandise, working with the graphic designer for the logo and picking every detail for the store. At first things started good but she was not making as much money as her last job, but overtime the store became a huge success.
Hey Andres,
ReplyDeleteIt is inspiring to hear story's like yours. My parents are also business owners, and I have seen all the struggle they have been through to build their business from nothing. When my parents started, they were not even making money until the business took off. This kind experiences show us the reality and hardships of opening a business. I hope we’ve both learned a lot from that.