What inspired you to start your own business?

**multimediocrity** · 08-22-2009 02:17 AM

I am curious why people start their own businesses.

What's your story? I'm interested to know what you do and why you decided to make a business venture out of it.

I run a small computer business. I was doing some freelance work and noticed that my clients were pleased with my work. I decided to search for more clients, and thought I would be more reputable if I operated under a business name. It's a new business, but it's going at a steady pace so far.

What's your story?

**aussietimbo** · 08-23-2009 08:48 AM

I enjoy assisting and re-engineering businesses to guide them on their path to success.

Problem solving and having a particular shine to business processes would be the major factors to my decision.

By providing my expertise at a low cost, allows many smaller companies to regain the market share and power over larger more main stream companies. Ensuring the smaller guys have a chance in this ever changing and competitive marketplace.

That’s what drove my decision to create my business, saveyourchain.com

**SmallVolume** · 09-02-2009 02:24 AM

Need more money to live life better, so start a business.

**anthyon** · 09-02-2009 05:02 AM

my employee needed me to be a subcontractor of him and give him invoices for a large part of my payment. then my job vanished. so now i'm left alone trying to survive.

**jonathanfigaro** · 09-02-2009 12:36 PM

What inspired me to start my own business is wanting to be different from my family. A differentiation between me and them financially was what truly motivated me inside, even though it wasn't apparent at the time. As time progressed, i created a list of reasons why i wanted to successful. This list came out to 80-90 reasons why success was something i truly desired. It created tons of positive momentum, which boosted me towards doing any and everything inorder to reach finanaical success. Im happy that till this day, i stay moivated all day long. I feel as if soon, i will reach my success, but yet again its about the journey not the destination.

**my_misyel** · 09-02-2009 05:46 PM

I haven't start owning a business but rather I am currently employed and this work inspires me to learn different things specially running a business through readings on forums and blogs.

**HyMag** · 09-02-2009 05:51 PM

Came from nothing.... I MEAN NOTHING! grew up in a foster home, no money what so ever. (following legal emancipation)I moved into my own apartment at 13years old and worked three crap jobs to pay the rent. I PROMISED MYSELF that i would succeed in life... I started my company at 17. for the last year it has been a struggle but in the last few months it has gotten easier... I Plan to be the next Richard Branson (the female version) I have learned that if I can survive through the childhood I had, running a business is nothing but stress compared to that.
I created the Magazine because I saw a need for it in my community, an untargeted market. we have an inspirational story in the Mag each issue, an oppertunity for those with a story like mine to share.

**cd1000** · 09-04-2009 06:53 PM

its one of those things...you got it or you don't!

**cube3** · 09-05-2009 07:58 AM

wish to make more $$$ and to live a fruitful life.

**dragonrift** · 09-05-2009 01:23 PM

I have always wanted to be a big time game developer, and want to get my fingers in the massive multiplayer online gaming pie

**altwebdesign** · 09-10-2009 02:14 PM

I've never been one for being told what to do, always been strongly independant with a bit of a knack for making money. My main goal in life is to run a succesful web design company and have a ferrari

**GlobalWealth** · 09-11-2009 05:02 AM

money and independence

**juztin** · 09-15-2009 07:44 AM

I am from Montreal, Canada. After my secondary 5 which is grade 11, I decided to travel and backpack instead of going directly to college, I was 17 yrs old back then. A lot of people started questioning my decision, they said it was stupid that I am just wasting time bla bla bla...

I traveled across Asia and Europe, met so many people and learn so many things...From there...I knew I need to be successful in life...I dont want to be whatever people want me to be...I dont want to be no 9 to 5 worker, I dont care if I do not live in a big house or have big cars...I want to be free...and in this world the only way to by your freedom is with money...So I will be rich...I want to do stuff that I want when I want and where I want...without people telling me shit. And more importantly...I want to make a difference before I die I want to help as much people that I can...

**bgcomputer** · 09-18-2009 01:50 PM

well me i started at age 15 i saw all the infomercials and saw ebay and thought wow lets see what happens i had little support no one really took me seriously but after time i found out its not a easy as it looks i just thought i would be able to make my own plan since then 5 years have passed i have my own computer repair business and im still shooting for the mobile phone buisness i mean i have found a reputable supplier that proves he can supply but after 5 long years being scammed and frauded i cant even find the clients because they are tired of bs scams and everything in between out there but i just think god must have a plan for me because i cant let my dream go and everyday i get closer to success maybe im wrong but hey it works for me

**Damnnnn** · 09-21-2009 05:26 PM

A number of different reasons. Money for starters that would be a great help, inbetween jobs at the moment so it's giving me something to do. Learning what is involved with starting your own business with paying tax and gst and registering your company.