Business Class Journal

My Last Lecture… There are many things that I have learned over the last 14 weeks of this journey and I am going to share them with you. When I started this journey I was scared, wondering what could I learn, is this going to be difficult, am I supposed to figure this all out in only a few weeks? How was I going to come up with a business, work my business and be successful when I haven’t done this before. How can I impact the world with my idea and how can I help people in a way that makes me happy and want to be to work each day? These questions plagued my mind and I had to find the answer. When it all came down to it I wanted to do what I learned from each of the action hero stories that I watched. I needed something that would make me happy, that I would enjoy doing and loved. During this journey I learned that I need to remember to find out what my resources are and how to plan them out. I learned that one thing you need to be successful is to remember you don’t have to prod...

There was a gentleman named Tom Nall. I really liked what this entrepreneur wanted to accomplish. As a business owner Tom wanted to make sure his team are keeping with the core values of the company. He wanted his team to have a passion for making their mark in the business world. And he wanted to do that by being honest and having integrity in all things surrounding his business. I really feel like it is better for a business to be honest because if you aren't honest the word will spread faster than you can believe. I always think of how fast bad news travels and that makes it difficult to come back from. I really liked how he said that in business you need to make sure that you be yourself and don't be afraid to be different. Take fear out of it and do your best. I think that he had some great advice for someone that is wanting to own a business. I love how the Work on your Business, Not Just in Your Business article. It points out how to work in your business or on yo...

This week there was a lot of learning on buying a business. It was interesting to see how many different businesses there are out there for sale and what it entails to purchase one. I found it interesting how some of the costs are a lot more and the businesses are smaller and so on. It really was eye opening. We also learned about working with family and how do you make that the hard decisions that come with that. My father owned a boat business growing up and I began working there when I was 14 helping to clean the boats. As a child I didn't know if I had been doing things correctly and if there was anything that they needed me to do over. When I would ask for help and ask those questions to the other employees they would just say, "we can tell you that you are doing anything wrong you will go tell your dad." That really made me mad because I wanted to do the best job I could and if I was doing something wrong or it needed something else done I needed to be told so ...

This week as we learned about franchises there are many things to consider. A franchise is a great way to go if you don't want to take the risk of coming up with a business on your own. You can buy into a franchise and you have everything given to you and you are able to get your feet off the ground rather quickly. The only thing that really scares me with a franchise is the cost that is required up front. Some of the franchises cost a lot of money and that along would put me out of that business. I wouldn't be able to come up with that money so I would think that a franchise in my future is not possible. I also loved what I learned from Nicole Donnelly. She finds it challenging to leading others and interacting with them, but she is learning to do better at those interactions. Having the interaction with others is not as easy as some may think. Yes, some people are able to interact with others without a problem, however most people struggle and it is a very difficult thi...