How many Nsx owners here are business owners/entrepreneurs

[Twinsen]

I started my own business, but never actually got it off the ground, I had to put it on hold as I didn't have the funds to really market it. But if I handle myself well in the Real Estate Investing I'm about to begin, I'll have plenty of money to get my own business off the ground so I can retire at 25.

 

[Ryanmcd2]

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PLEASE tell me who's managing your money and getting you 20-30% annual returns!

I want them to do it for me too! I have enough trouble getting those returns by myself doing biz in north america.

Help us all out with your secret!:wink:

I'd rather be working out too!

 

[twizt2]

Hello all,
Great thread, have wondered the same question myself, glad someone put it out there.

I've gone back and forth between entrepreneurial enterprises and corporate employment, like many. Finally broke away from the corporate grind (hopefully for good), started a enterprise payment management software company, which had modest interest from prospective clients here in the states, but when we took the show on the road, we got steamrolled by dozens of international Global 1000 companies that wanted our services.

The ride is exciting as anything, it's tough though. Absolutely nothing goes the way you plan, you're constantly adjusting, thinking out of the box, making it happen anyway you can. It's not for everyone. You have got to be dedicated...always thinking. It's been tough and so many people don't understand how I can work from 8am to 6pm and then from 7pm to 1am. There is always so much to do...always.

My words of quasi-wisdom:
"Everyone has good ideas, it's all about the execution of the idea."
"Don't be quick to take on a partner, it's just like a marriage, if it goes bad you can't annul it and the divorce is cheaper."
"It is about who you know. Network like your business depends on it...it probably does."
"If your idea is worth anything, there are 5 other guys with the same idea and 4 of them have more money and connections than you. Move fast."

The best to all,
Twizt

 

[robr]

twizt2, interesting. I'm in a tangential business to you. We write software for collections call centers. We take nightly exports of A/R systems and based on a strategy engine, we prioritize the collector call queues as well as automate faxing, emailing and printing of collections letters. We started up in November, our first customer went live in February and as of tomorrow, that customer is now UPS, so it's a good foot in the door. Our second customer goes live next week. Our software will be handling almost $100 million in past due invoices at that point (tomorrow we jump from $27 mil to $60 mil). As you say, long hours, but it's nice doing your own thing. It's not entirely my company, I have investors that I report to (they do all the sales and marketing as well) but I have enough of it that if successfull, I'll be very happy. I'm great at the tech stuff, but I suck at sales so this is a perfect situation. That and the office location I opened is 5 miles from home. No more insane commutes into the city and the investors are 600 miles from here so nobody looks over my shoulder.

 

[da3dalus]

Just launched my first business venture this month, at age 19! Retailer of high end digitial SLR cameras in the US and foreign markets.

Wish me luck!

 

[eventhorizon]

IT consulting and custom systems programming (software integration), CRM, ERP systems.... nerdy stuff :smile:

 

[medusa]

Retirement-

When you realize you have enough money to cover your expenses you can technically retire. What I have learned with business/life, is all everyone is seeking the same goals, granted with different levels of "success". I, at an earlier age, thought that retiring at 25 would be cool but I found it to be extremely boring. Don't get me wrong...fun in many ways but not that fulfilling.

Life-
With more notches in my belt I realize that nothing will replace good health, good friends, and good family. Having the option to do anything you want is a notion that people do not realize they have every single day. This is the beauty of the United States of America - the land of the free. We are all free to spend 24 hours doing absolutely nothing but at the same time, we have the same number of hours in a day to become a billionaire.

Work-
If you want extraordinary results, you have to be will to do extraordinary things (not necessarily illegal stuff either). The greatest obstical against most entreprenuers is themself. Insecurities are usually the chief reason why people never start anything.

Most would say capital.

This is maybe where your "gameplan" isn't realistic. This is why most biz fail, yet you get swapmeet vendors that will work only weekends trying to make 1 dollar at a time, super low operation cost, and a health flow of customers.... and boom! they are making 1k a weekend.

*turns off ranting*

Business-
Carbon Grill Catering Company
On Site Exhibition Catering (think benihana)

Calderon & Nguyen Financial, Inc.
Personal & Business Tax Preparation
Full Real Estate Service
Life & Health Insurance
401k, 457, 403b
529 Educational Ira
Tax Base Retirement Planning
Estate Planning
Wills & Trust

Coming Soon... Auto Broker Service, Property & Casualty Insurance

Sunrise Capital Holding, Inc. & Sunrise Capital Holding, LLC
Raw Land Development
Entitlements
Track Maps