[Young_Mogul86]

Well, My name is Mark Anthony (not the famous one). Im 22 years old, and no im not a millionaire, or an overnight success.. I didnt make six figures at 18, and I drive a honda civic. Look at the gas prices, whos laughin now! lol j/k. I do however own a Distribution company, D&E Distribution. We specialize in the Distribution of region 1 Adult content DVD's.. But enough about that, financially, Last year was my first year distributing, (but the business plan was 3 years in the making) and my Company grossed $190,000. I hired my two best friends, nicknamed turtle and drama, (off of enterouge), both of which I pay 4k a month flat, And life couldn't be better... well it could i guess... After overhead and all was said and done AND TAX SEASON, I pocketed $59,000. This year should be better due to repeat clients... projected ROI for the year is $114,000. I like to consider myself savvy as I havent purchased my dream car yet... After weeks of deliberation on which forum I would become a member of, This seems to be the one that best got my attention. My intentions on using the forum are strictly informational, I want to put myself in an atmosphere with like minded individuals who are open to new ideas as well as share their own... I hope to recieve many responses to my posts, as that is why I would post something. Please dont be scared of hurting my feelings, they are padded with a pillow of cash J/K

[pboychuk]

Welcome, congratulations on your success, are you in school?

[Young_Mogul86]

sadly enough no Im not, After reading "rich dad, poor dad" in highschool I was changed... Not too sure If it was good or bad idea, I decided to make my run at being a business owner right out of high school. First it was a lawn/putting green/custom landscaping company which had like 0 start-up costs... thats when my self education began... every second was spent looking for a better more prosperous business, running the niche lawncare service was decent for being 18 years old ($38,000) but since I wanted more and realized it would take alot of grass to reach my goal, i sold the business flat for $20,000 right after the end of FY1. The next year and a half was spent brainstorming, small money makers here and their, slowly eating at my hard earned "grass cash", while I should have been in school i took the chance on my company... worked 80 hours a week all last year, and I think it was worth it.. but all of this is for the big picture in the end, I would like to save enough funds to start into my passion, real-estate development.
Ohh yeah, I got this crazy obsession for high-end vintage designer timepieces... just thought Id throw that tid-bit in their.

[pboychuk]

To be honest, I wouldnt say you really need to go to school. I mainly stay in school because of the pressure from my parents, myself, to have a degree and also to have a backup plan. But, if I wanted, I could drop out right now. I actually am only taking half of a regular course load this semester to work on business.

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Glad to have you here. Sounds like you know what it takes to work hard and make a startup work.

[ltressel]

Welcome, Mark. Congratulations for the first year success. Who gave you the book to read? Give him credit too.... ;-) I hope you gather plenty of info here. It's nice to see a guy like you just making things happen.

LT