My Entrepreneurship Story
Growing up, my family was very involved in the business world. My Uncle is a very successful business man that owns over 10 restaurants. I was very exposed to the wide world of Burger King, Smoothie King, Papa Johns, Bonefish Grill, and many bar & grills. When I was younger, my mom would take me to work and show me all the things she had to do to make my uncle the successful man he is today. She was in charge of all the financial books. Through the years I was able to see my Uncle develop different concepts and turn them into reality. One of my favorite establishments that he owns is call Losers. Losers is a bar and grill that is located in Nashville, TN. Many country music star, including Zac Brown, Miranda Lambert, and Sam Hunt, have made this bar their place to grab a beer and relax. My Uncle was also a board member of the Outback Bowl. I was blessed to be apart of all the amazing fundraisers, have all access passes during the bowl games, and all the before and after events. My Uncle gave me the opportunity to meet many NFL football coaches and players, including Jon Gruden. The picture below is from the Outback Bowl Summer Splash. This is just one of the events that my family and I were able to be apart of.
I joined ENT 3003 because I hope to own my own business/businesses in the future. I hope to learn how to develop new business concepts and make them my reality. One big thing I also hope to gain from this course is how to improve my networking skills.
I joined ENT 3003 because I hope to own my own business/businesses in the future. I hope to learn how to develop new business concepts and make them my reality. One big thing I also hope to gain from this course is how to improve my networking skills.
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ReplyDeleteI too share the same dream as you to one day own my own business and want to learn business concepts and see how to think like an entrepreneur. I love your story about going to the outback bowl and being so involved. hearing success stories of other people like your uncle gives me more motivation to work hard and succeed.
Hi Remi,
ReplyDeleteI share a similar story; my father was always involved in business as a CFO for several companies, and as a child I was often enamored by the concept of growing a company. It seems like through your uncle, you gained a ton of exposure that may have helped shape your passion and interest in entrepreneurship. In addition, the experiential learning opportunity you had as a result of your involvement in these companies must have been a huge advantage. (Also, I LOVE country music, and it's so cool that those stars went to the restaurant!)
That is a crazy rare opportunity so you should be proud. Businesses don't have to be stuffy and boring services but can be dream-come-true opportunities that other people are willing to fund. IF you like clothes and spend too much then find a way to resell clothes and save some good inventory for yourself. It turns into a tax deductible expense for marketing. If you like food then start a food blog - like sports then become a sports writer and get all access passes, etc. Some ideas have way better perks and other ideas make you so much money that you don't need a perk to afford it.
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