Finding My Niche In The Business World
Entrepreneurship tips & advice to help you get started.
Like many others, I had finished school as a two time graduate. I made my mother proud but after College I really was lost!! I got a job working at a hospital as security in the Emergency and Trauma unit, along with studying for my Corrections Exam and working as a Bartender, Server and Manager at a restaurant. I know what you're thinking... how did I manage all that. Truth is i'm not quite sure myself, I just did it. I worked day shifts at the restaurant, took a nap went to the hospital from 7pm to 7am and studied on my breaks. My days off weren't really days off because that was when I found time to go to the gym, study and pick up extra side gig jobs. I was a MESS!!
After awhile the lack of sleep and working multiple jobs got the best of me and I quit the hospital job not too long after I found out I failed my corrections exam. I took some time to do some soul searching after the feeling of something missing.
Side jobs that I had done were cleaning houses and bartending gigs, from there I knew I needed to pick one and build something bigger. I had a friend give me the ultimate push I needed. After a long conversation over dinner, she told me to pick one and create a name and plan it out and just put my best foot forward starting a company that truly reflected what I loved.
There is a quote by Pablo Picasso that has stuck with me through my entrepreneur journey:
"The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose is to give it away."
With a great deal of soul searching, I finally found my niche and gift to the world. I started with finding the perfect name, how I was going to lay out my company, a complete outline of a business plan and from there the birth of The Diva Bar began.
May 24, 2016, I officially launched my business but who knew I had so much still to learn. The Diva Bar, a mobile bartending company, has now turned into something so much more than even I imagined. I am proud as to how far I have come, but in that I have learned some key tips and advice to share with others who are trying to find their way.
Advice & tips to new Small Business Owners, Freelancers and Entrepreneurs
- START!! Research, Plan and Execute do not hold yourself back. If you don’t take the first leap you will make excuses as to why you can’t.
- Take workshops, classes and sign up for networking events. Get out there and learn from people who are doing it. Observe and take notes.
- Owning your own business isn’t easy but with hard work, dedication and sacrifices comes great success. It’s a process stick with it!!
- The beginning is always the hardest but you learn as you go.
- Fail forward!! Sometimes things wont go as planned but take it as a learning experience and grow through it.
- Building your own website takes a lot of work if you can afford it HIRE SOMEONE it’s worth it.
- Always have business cards on you!!
Trust and believe in your capabilities YOU CAN DO IT!! GOOD LUCK!!
*Remember*
Referrals are key so make sure everything you do you put your best foot forward. Your business is your brand, so let it be a true reflection of all your hard work that you put in.
“Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs”
-Farrah Gray
About the Creator
Leasha small
I am an aspiring author, i have always loved to write. Currently looking to break out of my shell & get whats on paper out to the world. I have a book that i was working on so its time to get passionate about writing again.
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