Your Entrepreneurship Story
In the summer of my junior year of high school, one of my best friends and I created an online shop where we sold t-shirts and art prints. Our t-shirts were fully designed by us and manufactured at a local family friend's t-shirt screen printing company. The idea of starting our shop came from people complimenting our artwork and saying we should sell it when we would have to do displays for our AP art class. Unexpectedly, we sold out on all our pieces by the end of the summer. It was a way to have some fun and earn some extra money during that summer.
I enrolled in ENT3004 because I had such a great experience running that shop that I wanted to formally learn more about entrepreneurship. At the time, it was just a fun project to be with my friends and we didn't truly know we were participating in entrepreneurship. But the more I reflect on it, we definitely were entrepreneurs for the summer. I still get asked about those t-shirts so maybe I'll get some inspiration from this class to do something like it again!
Hey, Isabella! I enjoyed reading your entrepreneurship story. First of all, I really like the design of your t-shirts! We also had similar experiences during our junior year of high school that opened the door to entrepreneurship. I relate to your reasons for taking this course, as I hope the knowledge I gain will expand my knowledge in this subject. Overall, great post!
ReplyDeleteHello Isabella,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your blog post about your entrepreneurship story. It was very interesting to read about the passion you have for art, and how you used that passion to create a small side hustle in high school. I honestly related to this post a lot because it reminded me of my days selling rare sneakers in high school. I also agree with you on your reflection about enrolling in ENT3004 to get a more formal look on entrepreneurship. Great Post!
Hello Isabella, there is already two reviews, but I'm going to review it anyway because your story is so good. I think it's really cool that you not only made your own online shop, but also from what I can tell ran it rather successfully all things considered. Compared to this my story is pretty lame. To think you went out as high school student and decided to not only put your artwork out there but sell it too is very impressive. Did you have a deal with the t-shirt shop concerning sales or something similar? This is a great post my only suggestion would be to relay a bit more information about how you did it all as I am interested in reading it.
ReplyDeleteHey Isabella,
ReplyDeleteYour post was great! I resonate a lot with your story because I too, had a little business of my own in high school. I sold hand-made beaded jewelry and it was a pretty big hit! It was so fun to come up with different patterns and designs that it did not really feel like a job, but more so a hobby that I enjoyed. And making some extra money never hurt. On another note, I absolutely love the prints on the shirts, and how simple they are but yet also intricate at the same time. If you made crop tops with prints on them I would definitely be a customer!
Hey Isabella,
ReplyDeleteYour entrepreneurship story was so entertaining! I think that it was so great that you sold so many t-shirts and had your own little business at such a young age. It's so cool to me that you ended up selling out on the t-shirts. Making some extra money on the side, while enjoying what you were doing is such a bonus. I really love the white t-shirt design and would probably buy that in a store if I saw it.