Friday, January 10th

Today we took our first exam but before that we listened to a guess speaker. He is an entrepreneur and has a number of businesses either running or in the making. He received $3,000 from Briar Cliff for his idea of a designated driver service in Sioux City. Along with the money, he also has an office on campus where he can work on new business opportunities. When he showed us his office he had a list of about 9 or 10 businesses ranging from in business to purely ideas. 

Our guest speaker was pretty eye opening on how many opportunities there are to receive money for your business idea. Also, I came to realize that it is much easier to come up with a business idea than I had originally thought. You don't necessarily have to come up with a brand new idea. All you have to do is figure out what the market needs or is lacking and supply it, whether it is a good or service. Listening to the speaker made me realize that it is a very realistic idea that I could have my own business and be successful.