Start a Business – Anyone Can Do It
Benny, Ed, and Sherrie had an idea that they could make money by trading and selling used video games. They only had two problems. First, they didn’t have a great deal of money, and second, they didn’t know the first thing about starting a business.
Finally, they were able to scrape together $1000.00 (which is all they could afford), and buy some used equipment. They set up shop on a pushcart in a regional mall. It took them just three months to make their first $30,000.00.
At the end of their first year, their good idea turned into $150,000.00 and two locations. Five years later, they were bringing in over $500,000.00 per year, had five locations, and were bought out by a larger company – with cash and stock ownership. Not bad for a student, a fry cook, and a waitress.
Raymond was laid off as a healthcare administrator. He spent a fruitless year of job searching. Finally giving up, he opened a small sandwich shop with a small inheritance he’d received when his mother died. Things went really well, so he expanded. In three years, he purchased two more restaurants, each a national franchise, and now brings in revenues exceeding $1,000,000.00 a year.
Cary, a school teacher who collected comic books as a hobby, wanted to open up his own shop. He was smart, but didn’t know the first thing about business basics. He got some help, set things up and began to sell, and sell, SELL! Until he found himself in a quandary. Summer was over and he had to decide which he loved more, teaching, or selling comic books. He decided to do both. He hired a manager to run his shop, and Cary continued teaching, allowing him to turn both his passions into profit.
Amanda was a seamstress working out of her home, specializing in custom wedding dresses. She was good. Really good. She had a dream to open up her very own bridal shop. She took the plunge. It started out slow, but she persisted. Six months later, she expanded to a larger shop. Then four months later, expanded again. After her third expansion she was in a “big” shop, and doing well.
If they can do it, so can you.
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