The one entrepreneurship experience that I stuck out in my mind that I have been exposed to was when my dad's family built their own wooden lobster trap boat and began a business in commercial lobster trapping. Although I was not born when the boat was built, as my dad was only 6 years old (the youngest out of his two brothers) when it was, the boat has lasted over 40 years in the business. My dad has worked on the boat all his life. The boat is put on land during the summer to be repaired and repainted for the upcoming season starting in September. Season lasts throughout the fall and winter months. He takes out hundreds of traps during season and goes to pull them every other week. Although actual lobster season is only a few months long, my dad works year-round making wooden lobster traps almost every day after his day job for the following year. His weekends are devoted to either being at the boat yard or going out on the boat to pull traps. He loves the business because we has grown up on it and a great perk is that we always seem to have an unlimited supply of fresh lobster at my house.
In taking ENT3003, I am looking to build my entrepreneurship skills as much as I possibly can. Business is my concentration, as I am a public relations major in the College of Journalism and Communications, looking to work specifically in entertainment or high fashion. I think that this class will act as a great asset under my belt in thinking of bigger and better concepts and actually being able to carry them out in a professional manner. I am looking forward to building on my ideas and learning how to effectively set them in motion.
Hi Brooke,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great story you have. I also wrote about my dad in my story. It is crazy how much our parents can inspire us in our lives. It sounds like your dad is driven by love and passion for what he does. That is something I hope to have in my career as well. I also am a public relations major with a concentration in business. I have really enjoyed taking business courses and learning more about things I didn't know before. Great post.
Hey Brooke,
ReplyDeleteThat's an awesome story, and definitely a great role model to look up to for your future. My mother owns her own business making canvas boat products so I completely understand where your dad comes from being near boats and boat yards all the time. I've also lived aboard boats for as long as I can remember so just another aspect where I relate to your dad (At least in theory). I hope I can find a passion like this when I start looking to pursue my career. I want to enjoy what I'm doing and hopefully be able to pass on that same inspiration for my kids in the future.
Hi Brooke,
ReplyDeleteI think kids find the most inspiration from their parents, and the business world shouldn't be an exception to that. I'm glad that you were able to share the story about your dad's business and the picture you attached is awesome. Business is also my concentration, and I think it is a very valuable concentration to have as the business world is everywhere around us.
An unlimited supply of lobster sounds amazing! That sounds like a lucrative business. I'd like to know what region you catch the lobsters in. I might look into this and try to see if I have any luck at catching lobsters. In Colombia, where my family is from, I have a lot of cousins that live near the coast who also are fish traders.
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