It's been a whole semester since I, and about a hundred other students, started Dr. Pryor's entrepreneurship course. We've had our ups and downs, or, at least, I've had them.
I struggled with time management and turning in assignments on time. I have, like, three blog posts which I made and couldn't turn in since I forgot we had a Friday noon deadline, as opposed to a midnight deadline. But I still got a lot out of it. I remember hitting the pavement, going around town for some interviews. I knocked on a lot of doors. Many of them were not opened for me. The ones that did open made it all worth it, though. Connecting with private chef Maii Groff will probably be a great asset to my future and a good experience overall.
With her help and my own skills plus knowledge gained from this course, I'm getting close to finalizing a business plan and actually filing for a personal chef business that I can get going come Fall Semester once I'm back in Gainesville (and the virus has died down a bit). I am definitely a bit more entrepreneurial now. I'm more prepared to take and assess risks, know the value of capital, and how to better manage a business.
In a month or two, I'll be able to write 'entrepreneur' on my CV. Not just because of the Flavor for Hire thing, but also another side project someone contacted me over LinkedIn about. (hush hush for now)
I struggled with time management and turning in assignments on time. I have, like, three blog posts which I made and couldn't turn in since I forgot we had a Friday noon deadline, as opposed to a midnight deadline. But I still got a lot out of it. I remember hitting the pavement, going around town for some interviews. I knocked on a lot of doors. Many of them were not opened for me. The ones that did open made it all worth it, though. Connecting with private chef Maii Groff will probably be a great asset to my future and a good experience overall.
With her help and my own skills plus knowledge gained from this course, I'm getting close to finalizing a business plan and actually filing for a personal chef business that I can get going come Fall Semester once I'm back in Gainesville (and the virus has died down a bit). I am definitely a bit more entrepreneurial now. I'm more prepared to take and assess risks, know the value of capital, and how to better manage a business.
In a month or two, I'll be able to write 'entrepreneur' on my CV. Not just because of the Flavor for Hire thing, but also another side project someone contacted me over LinkedIn about. (hush hush for now)
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| If you're reading this, we should totally connect on LinkedIn |
Now, if I was going to take this class again, or give advice to someone starting it for the first time, I would have to emphasize the fact that you have to create something to put out there. Even if it is just an app, you can't just keep it back from the public. You have to put yourself out there, even though you might be criticized or, worse, ignored. If you do not do this, you will not be an entrepreneur and you will be making this class a lot harder on yourself.
If that is really hard for you, try and take it by baby steps. Try to make sure whatever you put out is something you're at least partly proud of, but no need to put your soul on the platter at square one.
I do hope that all of us who took this course got something out of it. We wouldn't have nearly as great of a world without new entrepreneurs, so cheers to us!
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