Though the statistics showed that half of all the new businesses in America fail within one year, and that 80 percent do not survive beyond five years I still wanted to open my own business. I believe that owning my own business meant the American dream, it meant I was able to be my own boss. I would not have to accept conditions of someone else are choosing, and I could create my own work schedule. I learned how to run a business, dealing with management, leading, legal (i.e. taxes, wages) and loans from banks. .
I new from a very early age that I wanted to own my own business. When it came time to open my own business, I used the approach as an already established business. I based my decision and did an analysis of the market. I found that the market could use another sandwich shop. Enclosed are copies of my financial plan, which consisted of my present financial condition. An Income Statement, a Daily Cash Sheet, and a John's Submarine Sandwich T-shirt we wore as a uniform. .
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"It is well known that half of all the new businesses in America fail within one year, and .
that 80 percent do not survive beyond five years"(Fritz, 1987, p. 4). Given this statistic, why .
would I want to start my own business instead of working for someone else? I believe that .
owning my own business is the American dream. Owning my own business meant I was able to .
be my own boss, I would not have to accept conditions of someone else's choosing, and I could .
create my own work schedule. As Fritz (1984) reports, "being the boss allows you more .
independence and more control over your own destiny" (p. 4). Whether or not my business failed .
or succeeded, the business was my responsibility and I believed there is a certain satisfaction in .
knowing I owned a business and it profited.