There was a time when I met and worked closely with an entrepreneur
whom owned their own business. I grew up a dancer and the studio I went to was
owned by a woman who was an entrepreneur. When I was younger, I approached the owner
about taking more classes than I could afford by working for the studio in some
way. I began to help instruct classes for younger students at age twelve. I
also would clean the studio throughout the week in exchange for more classes. I
ended up working (under the table) for the studio for five years. The
experience throughout most of that time was rather great. I enjoyed teaching
students the passion for dance that I had. I did not mind cleaning the studio because
I would often eavesdrop on other classes going on to receive tips and ideas. It
turned southward during the fifth year of doing so because I felt I was being
taken advantage of. I was earning my class tuition by working for the studio
but I felt I had a heavy workload (some stress was partially my fault) that was
being taken advantage of. Aside from instructing and cleaning I soon began to
have added tasks like going to pick up costumes or ship off materials, etc.
These types of things took up time and gas which if I were employed by the
company – I would get reimbursed. However, since it was under the table work,
there was no way for reimbursement but it was simply free work through the eyes
of the entrepreneur.
I enrolled in this course for two reasons. My brother was a
business major at UF and took this course and had enjoyed it very much. I am
not a business major but the way he spoke of this class made it sound really intriguing.
My brother and I are close and have always bounced business ideas off of each
other and would love to create something together one day. I am a sociology
major and am required to take many electives at the 3000 level. Luckily, this
course gives me the chance to explore entrepreneurship and meet a requirement I
need to graduate in the future. I hope to get more information out of this
class about entrepreneurship, real world examples (which from lecture I will
get!), and more inspiration to help assist my brother who has the mind for
business.
Great job, Isabella! Way to be proactive! :)
ReplyDelete- Ryan Goodson
Thank you, Ryan!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a script to a movie, I'm sorry it didn't work out for you Isabella. You left before it got worse though. Good luck throughout the semester!
ReplyDeleteSergio,
ReplyDeleteIf I could make a movie out of it - it may be a flop in the box office! Thank you, but I learned from the experience. Good luck in this term, Sergio!
Isabella,
ReplyDeleteEven though things may not have turned out the way that you wanted them to, at least you were able to gain experience in the dance field, as well as how to better manage a business. You can take the good and bad experiences to build your own successful business. With your proactive attitude, success is sure to follow you wherever you go.
Isabella,
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with Anthony, even though things didn't end as anyone would have liked them to, you got the experience out of it. Furthermore, you went through something like that at a young age and you were able to realize what was happening, also you were able to do something about it by ending it. I think that experiences like the one you went through are good for everyone, it builds you up and shows you what the world is really like. On the other hand, I hope that you have a great semester!
Nicolas C.