If you feel you have what it takes, read on...
I will be writing a series of blogs to give you helpful tips and some insights as to what is involved in becoming self employed.
A little history of my background....
I've been in the service industry for over 30 years. I began working at 16 at McDonalds. This is a wonderful place to develop a strong work ethic. I worked there for 5 1/2 years. When I started, I was quite shy and needed alot of motiviation. Once I developed a sense of confidence working with the public, I was well on my way. After high school, I decided to go to hair dressing school. At the same time, I continued working part time. In my early 20's I got a part time job at a new type of business called 'video rental store'. I loved movies so this was very exciting. In addition to both jobs, I took on a third part time job at a beauty supply store (since I had experience with the school)
Within a few years, I became manager of the video store and went on to become buyer and inventory analyst for Major Video. A few years later, I was offered an exciting job as a district manager for another chain of video stores on the East Coast. After suffering a major car accident, I took a short time to recuperate and decided to slow down and took a job offer at an irish gift store in an upscale outdoor shopping mall.
After the gift store closed, I felt it was time to take control of my future and follow my lifelong dream to open my own business. I spent several years researching the Christian retail industry and knew that was my destiny. After praying over it, I decided to use some of the money that I had saved over the years and took the plunge into small business ownership.
Next blog, I will tell you of the struggles and rewards involved in being self employed
By Janice Lennon
