Assignment 3A

The first time I was ever exposed to entrepreneurship was on my family’s vacation one winter when I was 12. Every year, we go to North Carolina to celebrate Christmas with my mom’s parents and her brother and his family.  My uncle had recently just bought his first video game store, and my family was so proud. He eventually saved up and bought another video store, and another one, and after 5 years he owned a lot of the video stores not named blockbuster within 50 miles of his home.  I believe that the best part of this story is how it relates to entrepreneurship, because my uncle had foresight. He was smart enough to do research on his own field of study and was able to predict the downfall of video stores. He knew that movies were going digital, and he got out just before the collapse of video stores. He sold all of his stores, bought a warehouse, opened a company named ChemSource Direct, and started distributing cleaning supplies to planet fitness, local high schools, and other gyms and rec centers in his city. Today, he owns a 10,000 square foot warehouse that he distributes out of. He has used most of his money to buy semi-trucks, and now delivers to almost every planet fitness from South Carolina to Virginia. He went from a college dropout to a very successful business owner, and because of his desire to grow, is an excellent example of an entrepreneur. This has had a huge impact on my life because it has taught me the value of hard work. Because of my uncle, I know that if something were to happen with my schooling, I can always work extremely hard and become an entrepreneur like him.

     I chose the class ENT 3003 because it met a requirement and had great reviews online. Personally, I have little interest in becoming an entrepreneur as I would like to go into coaching men's basketball, so I did not choose to take this class out of a desire to learn its content. It's funny how quickly things change. After two weeks, I have already started to love learning about entrepreneurship. My initial idea and perception of entrepreneurship has changed, and I have enjoyed taking this class. I've found the lectures both insightful to any major, but also entertaining. I am so glad I looked up the reviews of this class online, because without it, I would not have been given the opportunity to learn about an exciting topic that interests me in ways I never expected.