I first became exposed to Entrepreneurship when I decided to
plan, organize, and fund my own project for the Girl Scout Gold Award. I
presented the details of my plan to the Girl Scout Council. The Girl Scout
Council approved my community service project outline that included details of
time management, funding, and project goals. I reached out to a local school in
my community called “Early Beginnings,” which is a government-funded school for
children from ages 0-8 with cerebral palsy and autism to ask what I could do to
give back to their school that had such a major impact on me. The director of
Early Beginnings, Melissa Jablonski, told me that the children loved seeing
pictures of themselves on the wall; therefore, I proposed to create a “Learning
Board,” a Post-It Bulletin Board located on the front wall of the school to show
pictures of the children’s progress in school. Not only did I completely raise
the funds on my own accord through fundraisers such as garage sales and donor
letters to family and friends for the tools I needed to complete the project,
but I also posted the “Learning Board” with pictures in the main hallway of the
school. Generous donations from family and friends also enabled me to donate a
digital camera and printer that allows students to take home pictures of their
progress in school. Moreover, I sustained the impact of my project by
publishing a website to display my project and motivate other people to make a
small difference in their community.
I enrolled in Entrepreneurship 3003 to gain a better
understanding of the tools I need to start my own business. Principles of
Entrepreneurship can help show me exactly what I should do to operate a successful
business. I hope Entrepreneurship will give me the building blocks to start my
own business and help me avoid common beginner’s mistakes.
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