5 Business Ideas

1) data storage company
2) mobile computer training
3) computer cleaning service
4) provide private math lessons to middle, high school students

5) design a finance management system to manage family's budget
6) database consulting company

Erik Hanger

Our first TINST 475 guest was Erik Hanberg.  His presentation contained a lot of useful advices. Most of advices such as 'Always be a student' or 'Be bold, be bold, be not too bold' I know before, but they sound actual in the context of an entrepreneurship. It looks like he follows those advices in his own life. The range of his professional interests are wide, from Grand-Cinema teather to Mary Holste Desing company. It was surprising that his educational background is so far from technology. Erik shared with us his own experience about running small business.

Ocean waves

The reading of "Entrepreneurship" written by Reggie Aggarwal and Mark Esposito leaves me in strong belief that I was born not as an entrepreneur. The first impression was it is too difficult to be entrepreneur, and statistics confirmed my worst expectation. The more I think and read about it, the more my opinion has been changed. Yes, it is complicated to became a successful entrepreneur but not impossible if you want to. I like the authors’ association of an entrepreneur with the ocean waves. One way to succeed is finding the source of energy that will motivate you and passion that move you toward your goal.

As a simple example of something that looked like almost impossible at the beginning is the short story about my life. About six years ago, I came in the USA without knowing even English alphabet, so I had to start my life from scratch. Now, I am on the finish line to getting the bachelor degree in Computer Science.  My passion to learn the database design and administration brought me to Pierce College, and then to UWT. I would say that it is tough being a wife, a mother, an employee, and a full-time student at the same time, but high motivation and my family’s support has helped me to go through. 

Expectations...

It was not easy decision to enroll in this class. An Entrepreneurship is not on the list of my American Dreams. I am not going to jump into an entrepreneur ship with my current background because it is too risky.  Somebody said never say no. The economics has been going up and down, so someday I might be out of work. In such case the knowledge that I gain in TINST475 will be useful.


Business Dictionary defines the entrepreneurship as "Capacity and willingness to undertake conception, organization, and management of a productive venture with all attendant risks, while seeking profit as a reward". So, I expect that in this class I will learn how to establish and run technology-based start-up company, starting from some good idea, and finishing by complete business plan. Another important part of each business is people, and I would like to learn the details of hiring and retaining employees. I suppose that finances as integral part of entrepreneurial venture will be covered in great details.

The good way of learning is the learning on the experience by someone else. Since we will have a several Guest lecturers in class who will share their own experience with us, I expect to find the answers on many what, where, who, and how questions before making a mistake. Another good way of learning is reading. We have assigned reading several interesting books. Thus, I expect to learn a lot and be involved in interesting and productive work in this class.