Why did you start your business and what do you work for?

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Permalink Reply by Brad West on November 24, 2008 at 4:18pm

Hi SUp.biz, COO,

Somehow I got an e-mail notifying me of this thread, Not real up on how this ning network really works, but since I'm here.

I actually have been self employed since the early 80s as a general contractor, Through a bunch of MLM companies in the mix and I guess they call that independence, with out much spare time.

I went full time on-line in early 2001 in search of that independence. My wife and I have been working for the most part 7 days a week, countless hours. with a few years of wasted effort listening to the wrong people and half truths, we got our break.

We have been doing allot of developing for a while. Now we are shutting down two sites and launching a brand new one with a ton of candy. we have a bunch of other sites that keep us busy in our spare time also.

The reason in the beginning to have our own business was independence, We still see that independence with all the new 2.0 stuff available. Because we sure have a love for helping others, I guess that is what we are all about.

Got a little away from the specific question sorry.
Brad West ~ onomoney

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Permalink Reply by H R Ingram III on November 24, 2008 at 4:23pm

I'm a photographer, first by way of a hobby, then I "turned pro", then I "went digital". (What a leap!)
I was a housepainter and hoped to eventually make a living w/my camera, but in the meantime, I documented all the places and scenes of my childhood. I put over 200 shots up on a website, which "languished" for a good long while. Then I had a heart attack and 6 or 8 mo. later my head blew up!
(read: Aneurism burst) That cost me my whole R side. My Wife, blessed be her name, suggested a digital camera would be easier (Possible!) to run w/one hand. (she was right...again!) So I revamped th' website and have been shooting like a man possessed ever since. I'm not exactly "settin' th' world on fire" w/sales, but I AM staying busy while I recover from the effects of th' stroke.
What I "work for" is the desire to share th' beauty that is all around us, but so few have the "vision" to see or the technical skills/tools to put on their walls themselves. I can "narrow" things down to their "essence" and frame that for the wall.
I jus' love it!

Shameless self-promotion: see http://www/timepiecephoto.com recently updated...again.

Ron "th' Roaddog" Ingram
Montross, Va.

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Permalink Reply by Wanda Robinson on November 24, 2008 at 4:25pm

I started my business because I didn't want to go to work for others. I wanted to keep my freedom, to help pay the bills and retire my husband quicker, so we could do things before we were to old. As I started I realized I could not only pay bills, I realized I could help our sons. What a great feeling it is to be able to be independent but to know you have touched so many lifes in the process and helped them to forfil their dreams.

What I do for work is live my life to its fullest. I don't work I create a lifestyle from the base of my home.

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Permalink Reply by Sonia McHugh on November 24, 2008 at 4:34pm

I sell Tupperware which in Las Vegas, NV is not going very good due to the economy like everything else. I was hospitalized for over 2 1/2 months with severe pnemonia with a 5% chance of living and lost my job because of it and since I do not work in the casino industry nor speak Spanish on my side of town, in fact my local Albertson's just shut down cause it's going to turn into a hispanic store. That was the only one left within decent range that had bilingual people. It was less than a mile from my house so I've had to resort to work at home businesses while trying to a find a job. I'm 47 and willing to work but overqualified even going outside of my field which is in the insurance industry. It has not been fun. Now we have Albertson's shut down, Von's was shut down and the only other place is Smiths which is expensive and not that close. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against the hispanics just that all English grocery stores that I go to have shut down and reopened as Hispanic stores. I love Hispanic food but I don't feel I should have to travel across town to find a job that does not require someone to be bilingual. I've lived where I'm at for 15 years now and I don't think I need to learn Spanish to get a job close to home. Sorry venting. You asked, I answered.

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Permalink Reply by Sam Bateman on November 24, 2008 at 4:34pm

I started my business because I'm a DAV USMC and I need to supplement my income. and I knew that things where going to bad here in the U.S. I also like the ideal of being able partner with people from anywhere in the world and working together to build a business,

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Permalink Reply by Amber on November 24, 2008 at 4:34pm

I started my business out of love for animals. Growing up, I had a lonely childhood because I was "different" and animals were my best friends growing up. I vowed to always repay them back for their unconditional love. It also broke my heart to hear about so many homeless animals are put down every day due to lack of homes.
I work to end the overpopulation of animals in our country and to help the homeless animals find their forever homes. Spaying and neutering them is part of the battle. I'd love to say that I'm doing this so future generations could carry on this work but I really wish and hope that soon, rescues and shelters would be put out of business simply because there's no longer a need for us to exist due to the fact there are no more homeless animals. But that's a huge dream and with how things are going, it seems like the problem will be here for so many more years to go. I sure hope that this is not the case and we'll soon see the end of overpopulated homeless animals.

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Permalink Reply by David Tull on November 24, 2008 at 4:35pm

I started my business because no one would hire me, simple as that.

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Permalink Reply by Dawn Pigoni on November 24, 2008 at 4:35pm

I started my business to be able to continue to stay at home with my boys and still help the family financial situation. I enjoy Social Media and feel I can help other people succeed by using social media for their business.

I work for my family.

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Permalink Reply by Lenai Stewart on November 24, 2008 at 4:47pm

My business kind of discovered me, I started out promoting another opportunity. But then discovered that helping people achieve their dreams was more my style. So I work now for a loverage, never a day goes by that I feel like Im working. Which is a good thing...

I work with a belief system that if I help enough people get what they want, I will reach my own goals that I have. Which is like the true art of network marketing....Yes, My family is very important to me & they are a motivation for me. But each one of them was created to be great therefore I move toward my greatness so that it can be used as a testimony for them.

All successful people solved a problem for people, then they were celebrated by others in appreciation for their service.

Servanthood Marketing is one of my belief systems.....

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Permalink Reply by Hilary Johnson on November 24, 2008 at 4:50pm

Bless your heart, Corrine. I wish you all the success you can handle!

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Permalink Reply by Gopal-theVFusionGroup on November 24, 2008 at 4:54pm

I started my business because I want financial and personal freedom. Being a long-term salaried employee or hourly wage earner in today's economy where job security is a rarity is just not that appealing. It will never keep me comfortably ahead of my expenses in the long run, even if I am as diligent as possible because the system is rigged to keep the masses down. The world's economy is getting increasingly dire with skyrocketing food, oil, and housing costs. The recent calamity on Wall Street only reinforces this. The disparity between rich and poor is always getting larger. Hard working citizens are the foot soldiers who are taxed to death while making a select few rich. As the saying goes ''the house always wins''.

Knowing that I couldn't just accept this unfair system for myself I researched many ways to earn residual income that would permit my time and effort to bring me continuous long-term rewards. This in turn could afford me the time to concentrate on other things I am really passionate about, like my band ''The Integral''. Most businesses cost too much to start-up and real estate, which I am very interested in, is unfortunately too much of a big-ticket item for me right now so the business team I have co-founded called ''The v-Fusion Group'' just makes sense. We are a dynamic team that is marketing cutting edge telecommunications services that will be commonplace in millions of households over the next few years as well as services everybody already uses. Seeing that most of us missed out on other great innovations like the automobile, telephone, radio, television, computer, mobile devices, and even the Internet, we do not, under any circumstances want to pass up this recession-proof opportunity. My team is excellent and is positioning itself ahead of the world's next great technological shift.

My goal is to make my money work for me so I don't have to work for the next 30 years of my life and still not have enough money to retire comfortably, which is the sad truth for most people. Luckily, there is a way out. If you play the system to your advantage in every way, every day, one step at a time, the tide can be turned.

Step 1 is to clearly define what you want to do. Do what makes you happy and everything will fall into place because you will then have every reason to give it everything you have, without question.

Step 2 is to take action and make it consistent. Easier said than done, and no one said it would be easy, but we all can and must do it. There is no alternative. Successful people are doing it all the time. There is no reason for the rest of us to not be able to achieve similar things. Success to everyone with an open mind and burning desire to change the course of their life. The future is now.

Gopal (The Musical Mad Scientist and Entrepreneur)

www.boom.thevfusiongroup.biz
www.theintegralband.com

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Permalink Reply by Ian Donaldson on November 24, 2008 at 5:00pm

I work for my family, and the lifestyle that I desire both now and in my retirement (although I don't plan to retire anytime soon).

I work because I enjoy it and I get a personal lift out of helping people develop their business especially when you can see the light bulb click on in their head when they realise how simple running a business can be.

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