Chris's Entrepreneurship Journey

1)     What was the general theme or argument of the book? The general theme of the book is that you can persevere in the face of numerous obstacles. She used her drive ad the ability to sell to get her foot in the door small time and then end up highly successful as an entrepreneurship.   2)     How did the book, in your opinion, connect with and enhance what you are learning in ENT 3003? The biggest thing that I connected with that I learned in this class is the ability to pitch your idea. When she got her first big break, she had to sell encyclopedias. She was given 10 sets to sell within three months and she did it in a day in a half. 3)     If you had to design an exercise for this class, based on the book you read, what would that exercise involve? If I were to design an activity I would students will have to work on different sales tactics to sell a simple item. 4)     What was your biggest ...

1) Who they are and what their background is. Carl Dawson is a commercial real estate agent who runs his own company. He also is very knowledgeable in insurance. He is a domain expert. The second person is market expert which is Tom, a broker. The last is Mr. Porter who works at a large commercial real estate company. 2) Which 'slot' you are filling with each person (i.e., domain expert, market expert, supplier), and how the person fills the spot. Carl: Domain Expert Tom: Market Expert Mr. Porter: Supplier 3) A description of how you found the person and contacted the person. I met all three lifeguarding at a country club and got all of their number the summer before going to college. 4) The nature of the exchange you have with the person -- what favor did they do for you? What is the return expectation? I call Carl and Tom every other month to get advice about school because they both have children at UF and FSU and my family has no experience at large universi...

1)     You.  Who you are. What your talents are. What your skills and experiences are. Also: what are your aspirations? Specifically regarding your business concept, how do you see this business (if you were to start it) playing a role in your life? I am a hardworking, straight forward person, and I am very decisive. My skills and experiences include small business building from marketing, production, and customer interaction/sales. My aspirations are to make money or to be a known member of the community. My business concept is making profit for hard work, unit by unit, service by service. I do not think this product would truly be my dream but when I find something truly believe in, I will work all day and night to make it successful. 2)     What are you offering to customers?  Describe the product or service (in other words, how you'll solve customers' unmet needs).  I am offering to my customers the chance to pro...