What my teachers at UBC never told me was that I would barely use half of what I learned during my four excruciating years there. I graduated eagerly expecting to be making a comfortable salary and have employers fight to have me in their company. Little did I know, fancy titles and high salaries are not easy to come by when you don’t have “connections”. I soon started working for a great little company that I enjoyed very much, but found myself starved for more knowledge and responsibility. I couldn’t bare sitting at a small desk all day doing simple repetitive tasks and making less money than I was making in a catering company before I even graduated. It was time to take action! I decided to start a company. With my super smart and funny UBC friend as my partner, Jive Promotions started. Essentially, the company is a promotional product distributor that serves all of Canada. In the meantime, my dad thought it would be a good lesson to make me start a company with him. In this case, it is an import/export business of machinery. Little did I realize how hard having your own business would be; let alone two businesses! There is so much to learn and so little room for error! With my diminishing savings account and barely any time to work (as I decided to further my artistic abilities by attending BCIT), this blog is meant to share with others not only the struggles and hardship, but also the fun and excitement that comes with starting your own business.
