My parents are very successful in business and are quite difficult to match. Taking after my father, I decided to not get into the family business and make a name of my own. I did not want to ride the coat tails that my family name is very proud to have been able to establish. Taking after my mother, I found out all the details and procedures on how to go about setting up a small business for me. I planned every last detail, hired only people I trusted, asked advice from my parents and other business moguls, and finally opened my small cafe bar. I am quite proud of what I was able to come up with but running a business takes more than what I have already started.

My cafe bar has been open for at least a year now and although I have steady or regular patrons, I am thinking of making my place bigger or opening a second location. I asked my parents for advice and they told me that setting up a second location this early will only divide my focus and the business may fail. So, I considered making the place bigger and better instead. Still not wanting to receive financial support from my parents, I surfed for small business loans online and it was recently approved! I’m expanding my cafe bar by next month and hoping for better revenue by summer!