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

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Permalink Reply by Carlton Kornegay on November 24, 2008 at 9:15pm

For the past 20 years, I have been successfully working in residential, commercial, and educational facility settings, both as an employee and an independent contractor. I owe my father a great deal for teaching me how to build and take care of homes, i'm 3rd generation in being taught these skills, and now i want to pass this on to other, and take it to the next level in following my dreams in building homes and lives, my business is for the love and gifts god has given throught my father teaching to help other in need. my business is being built on this principles. building a businees that will that would live beyond my name through family and friend, partners with the same goals. life is about learning and i will not stop until i reach my goals.

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Permalink Reply by Michael J. Austin on November 24, 2008 at 9:50pm

Harlequinade is a film production company. It was started with a single aim; To give new Actors the chance to achieve a career the desire for success at which has been gnawing at their soul like a malignant bacteria since the Surgeon cut the cord.

They have a depth of talent that could leave any audience dazed, but they`re denied the chance to use it by an arrogant, faceless clique who have neither the gift nor the guts, and would never even attempt such a task in their entire, vacuous lives.

This is an insult, and I'm going to stop it. If any of you want to help, get in touch.

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Permalink Reply by Angie Kelley on November 24, 2008 at 10:23pm

I am working for my family. My business I am involved with is saleable or willable to your family and I hope it goes on for generations! I feel very confident it will, it is just a matter of changing people's ides about work. Most grew up only knowing that you work your 40 hours per week or 80 every 2 weeks guantees you a check. It is very had to change the mindset to what the wealthy are doing to make their wealth. Time is leverage! Leverage is time! Just think about what would work better? Would you not want to profit of the work of 100 people than just what you could make in the same 40 hour week. I sure do think I would make a lot more from 100 peolple working under me than me alone. If you agree with this concept, let me know! We may need to talk!

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Permalink Reply by CAROLINE on November 24, 2008 at 10:30pm

I started my business because I want to be financially independent so that I can spend much more time with my youngest son who is afflicted with a life threatening disease. I have watched it rob him of him teen years and I don't want to miss out on any precious time that we have together on this earth. Also, the product that I have started with it a product that I fully believe in and know that it will have a healing impact on the enviornment is everyone of us gets on board and purchases this amazing machine. http://purewaterbygod.myxziex.com/ All the plastic bottles that will no longer pollute our enviornment and be left as a chemical holocaust for our children and families and friends to endure the wrath of these poisons leaching into our God given loving earth and ocean waters. I believe in this product and realize the potential of its' healing effect awaiting our Universe. This is the first of the many products that I intend on working to bring forth to my fellow Universal partners. Abundance is Ours--Yes--however, it is ours when our hearts are pure. God Bless All, Peace and Light Caroline

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Permalink Reply by Dean & GladysBeaty on November 24, 2008 at 11:15pm

Why did we start our business? We bought some websites and worked to establish D & G Sales selling Self Defense and Home Security products because being a pastor of small churches we had no retirement except Social Security. We needed something to help with our retirement.
We decided to sell Pepper Spray because back a few years ago Dean had worked for the prison in our area and in training had to experience Pepper Spray. Pepper Spray put those in training on the ground vomiting, eyes burning unable to see, coughing having difficulty breathing literally unable to function.
Dean believes in this product because he experienced it and knows that it works as a way to defend himself and the best part it is nonlethal.

What do we work for? To help pay our bills as Social Security is not enough to do that. We also believe in this product and feel in todays world we need a way to defend ourselves as we see on the news and in the newspaper crime is on the rise. Law abiding citizens need a way to defend themselves against the criminal elements.
Dean & Gladys Beaty D & G Sales

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Permalink Reply by Julie C. Grooms on November 24, 2008 at 11:23pm

I started writing when I was very young. I had a book published so that I would always be remembered through my work. I wish to bring the joy of reading to other peoples lives. I want to spark their imaginations so that they can have the chance to leave reality and the pressures of life behind for a while to find their selves in a whole nother world of fantacy and wonder.
I write for myself and for the rest of the reading population. I work to help support my husband and myself so that I can contribute financialy as well. I write because it is what I love to do and I feel a sence of completion and and joy in my life. I really never knew that writing was my future. Yes I always wrote short stories for fun but until I wrote my first book I was clueless that I was to be an author. I am so thankful to God and my husband for helping me to realize that this was it. This was who I am. And now I can't imagine my life without writing another book. BTW; Please forgive my spelling. LOL. I have a great editor.

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Permalink Reply by James Witmer on November 24, 2008 at 11:41pm

I started my businesses with the hope of never having to live paycheck to paycheck. I know how that feels and I would love to offer things to people at a price that helps take that away from the equasion.


I work for the oppertunity to show my wife and children that if they want something bad enough they need to work at it, it won't come easily but with the right amount of work they can have anything they want in life. Like the old cliche "I want them to have what I didn't have".

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Permalink Reply by Sucess ID on November 25, 2008 at 12:17am

I began this business for two reasons, 1) to give hope to young people by inspiring their self esteem/worth, 2), to have control of the life and lifestyle that I want to live.

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Permalink Reply by Sue Marshall on November 25, 2008 at 1:09am

Great topic! I joined this energy business as an independent associate, because it's about helping people make money while saving people money on a product they already have and pay for monthly: electricity and natural gas. My why: the weekly leadership bonuses helped me afford gasoline for the van I drive for my flooring business, and long term, the monthly residual income will give me financial freedom in a few years. My husband is retiring in 3 years and it's a blessing to know THIS BUSINESS WILL REPLACE AND PROBABLY EXCEED THE 401K retirement money, if the market does not correct!
Sue Marshall
www.georgiagas4cash.igniteinc.biz

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Permalink Reply by S V Ramani on November 25, 2008 at 2:55am

I started this business to convert an opportunity into a reality. This is helping nearly 10 to 20 people to earn their living by offering quality off shore services.

i work for the company so that one day the company can become really big to offer more oportunities to large nos of professionals like me.

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Permalink Reply by Paulina Khumbah, Ph. D. on November 25, 2008 at 2:59am

I have been working for income since age 14. I have always generated income from more than one source simultaneously. When I was an undergarduate 30 years ago I started selling avon, working in the nursing and selling clothing items from Cameroon in Wyoming of all places.
While finishing graduate school I signed up for career coaching seminars with different organizations. I repeatedly learnt that I must consider myself self employed and contracting my services to different companies and establishments that trade me $$$ for my goods and skills.
When I finfished the doctorate it became crystal clear I was not going to get stock in some dirty building on a college campus doing tenure track college teaching college and make my future depend on the whimp of old professors who lived in "a different world". I had seen this first hand from the faculty at the school where I received my doctorate.
So I took a teaching and expanded my practice as a care giver...soon began to consult with several agencies and families in the Dallas Ft Worth area. I loved the flexibility. I felt blessed by the opprunity to be of service to families in crisis and facing tough challenges like watching a loved one take their last breath.
Now I want to reach the world with what I know....link generations and build strong. With my business I am serving huanity...I bring joy and encouragement to all in my path....I am in buisness to be a blessing to nations and give back because i have been so fortunate in my journey. I feel i must multiply my God given talent one trillion fold.....remember the King who gave 10 5, and 1 talent to his servants in the bible?

dr. pk

Paulina Khumbah, Ph. D.
Family Sociologist
The NALA Group
http://nalainternational.tripod.com
family21stc@yahoo.com

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Permalink Reply by Paulina Khumbah, Ph. D. on November 25, 2008 at 3:07am

I work for myself but we are expanding and forming a global organization so we can as many people as possible with our services.We have started building a model that we will franchise in 3 years....through the Linking the Generations and Building Strong Families brand name.

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