My Entrepreneurship Story
Entrepreneurship has always played a role in my life, whether actively in the forefront of my mind or just in the background, at times only appearing when I came across less than satisfactory services. One of my most distinct memories regarding entrepreneurship is from the third grade. My elementary school held a craft fair in which we were required to make some sort of craft and advertise them to our peers. The students walked around with their respective teachers possessing the ability to buy the products of all of those participating in the craft fair. Being a crafty little youngster, I made high quality origami boxes. I pulled out my card-stock grade paper and cut and folded for hours in preparation for the craft fair (not to mention my handy advertising of my boxes). When the time finally came for me to showcase my product, I was highly successful. All of my boxes were sold and highly praised. I would have returned home with a decent profit; however, my entire class collectively decided to donate our profits to Haiti, as it was the year following the devastation of the 2010 earthquake there. Overall, my short-lived experience as a successful businesswoman was rewarding. It left me with a desire to pursue business in the future, which has now become the present. I've also continued to make those same boxes (with some variation) to this day (as shown below).
As a business major, having been interested in potentially running my own business for years, entrepreneurship has always appealed to me. So, when I was scheduling my courses, I searched for classes in the realm of business (and economics/finance). I eventually came across ENT 3003 and, as the description was enticing, I decided to further research the course. After consulting my friend about the professor and reviewing the course syllabus, both emanating positive feedback, I enrolled in the class. My hopes then, from when I enrolled in the class, are the same as they are now. I hope to enhance my creative skills and expand my knowledge of beginning a business of my own.
As a business major, having been interested in potentially running my own business for years, entrepreneurship has always appealed to me. So, when I was scheduling my courses, I searched for classes in the realm of business (and economics/finance). I eventually came across ENT 3003 and, as the description was enticing, I decided to further research the course. After consulting my friend about the professor and reviewing the course syllabus, both emanating positive feedback, I enrolled in the class. My hopes then, from when I enrolled in the class, are the same as they are now. I hope to enhance my creative skills and expand my knowledge of beginning a business of my own.
Hey Kira! First of all I would like to say I am amazed at what you were able to do in the third grade. Even in my senior year in college and I still don’t think I would be able to make any of those boxes as perfectly as you did. I think it is great that the class decided to donate the profits to Haiti because of the earthquake, my only question is if the boxes were such a success and people were buying them why didn’t you continue making them after the project was done. I’m sure you could have made some decent money especially for a third grader!
ReplyDeleteHello Ricardo! Thank you for your kind words. With regards to your question, I didn't continue to sell boxes because I instead used them in gifting. I didn't want to capitalize on the boxes if it meant I had to increase my spending on gift wrapping.
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