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GROWING UP IN PLANO, TEXAS WITH A HIGH-END SOCIOECONOMIC FAMILY PROFILE HAS ALLOWED ME TO STAY IN CONTACT WITH POWERFUL LITERACY SPONSORS MY WHOLE LIFE. MY FATHER WORKED AS THE SENIOR VICE – PRESIDENT OF NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND WOULD REPORT TO THE CHAIRMAN EVERY WEEK IN NEW YORK CITY. MY HOUSEHOLD WAS ALWAYS VERY ELEGANT AND CONSERVATIVE. AS A YOUNG BOY LOOKING UP TO MY FATHER AND HIS SUCCESS, I HAVE ALWAYS FELT THAT IT’S BEEN MY DUTY AS HIS ONLY SON TO FOLLOW IN HIS FOOTSTEPS AS A VERY SELF-MADE SUCCESSFUL MAN. AT THE AGE OF 7, I STARTED A LEMONADE STAND BUSINESS AND IT WAS FAIRLY SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE I SOLD LEMONADE ON THE BUSIEST CORNER IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT WAS CONSIDERED CUTE BY MOST PEOPLE. AS I SPENT EVERY SUMMER SELLING LEMONADE AND DOING LITTLE SIDE JOBS FOR PEOPLE (WATERING PLANTS, FEEDING PETS, ETC…) I BEGAN TO BECOME A VERY GOOD SALESMAN AND AN EXCELLENT PEOPLE-PERSON. I WAS ABLE TO CARRY ON A MATURE CONVERSATION WITH AN ADULT BY THE AGE OF 10. IN ORDER TO BROADEN MY UNDERSTANDING OF SALES AND HOW BUSINESS WORKS I BOUGHT DIFFERENT BOOKS ABOUT HOW MONEY WORKS AND ABOUT HOW TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS. I OWE A MAJORITY OF MY SUCCESS AS A YOUNG BOY AND NOW AS A YOUNG MAN TO MY WORK ETHIC THAT I’VE BUILT OVER TIME AND THE SURROUNDINGS THAT I HAVE GROWN UP IN. A GREAT EXAMPLE OF ME BEING A CONSUMER OF ITEMS IS THE COMPANY I CURRENTLY OWN RIGHT NOW AT THE AGE OF 19. WHEN I STARTED MY OWN LAWN CARE BUSINESS IN 2010, I KNEW VERY LITTLE ABOUT WHAT I NEEDED TO INTERPRET AND USE TO MAKE SURE MY BUSINESS RAN SMOOTHLY AND SUCCESSFULLY. TODAY, I CONSIDER MYSELF A CONSUMER OF LOCAL LAWN CARE (MY COMPANY) BECAUSE IT HAS TAUGHT ME TO MANAGE, GAIN, AND SAVE MONEY THROUGH THE USE OF SEVERAL BUSINESS – RELATED OUTLETS. I CURRENTLY USE MICROSOFT EXCEL COMPUTER SOFTWARE TO MANAGE COMPANY INCOME AND EXPENSES. THROUGH USING SOFTWARE, I HAVE BECOME A PRETTY GOOD FINANCIAL PLANNER WHICH HAS LEAD ME INTO BUYING MORE ADVANCED BUSINESS SOFTWARE TO USE FOR MY BUSINESS. IN ORDER TO GAIN MONEY I NEED TO USE GOOD EQUIPMENT FOR MOWING AND MAINTAINING YARDS. I HAVE BOUGHT HONDA PUSH MOWERS, MASS AMOUNTS OF GASOLINE TO POWER MY EQUIPMENT, AND OTHER NAME – BRAND EQUIPMENT SUCH AS HUSQVARNA AND STIHL. IN ORDER FOR MY BUSINESS TO MAKE PROFIT, I AM FORCED TO BUY VERY EXPENSIVE LANDSCAPE EQUIPMENT. AS A BUSINESS OWNER, I AM ALWAYS IN THE BUSINESS OF SAVING MONEY ANY WAY I CAN. ONE WAY OF DOING SO IS THROUGH THE USE OF SPONSORS. CURRENTLY, SEED PLANTERS SUPPLY IN HUNTERSVILLE, NC AND JOHN DEERE IN CORNELIUS, NC SPONSOR MY COMPANY BY GIVING US CHEAP EQUIPMENT AND SEED IN EXCHANGE FOR THEIR LOGO ON THE BACK OF OUR WORK UNIFORMS. WE ARE A CONSUMER OF THESE COMPANIES BECAUSE THEY SUPPLY US WITH THE GOODS AND SERVICES AND WE SUPPLY THEM WITH ADVERTISING AND REPETITIVE BUSINESS. |
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