Very short interview

For my interview with an entrepreneur I chose to interview my boss Orlando Millan. Mr. Millan owns a Taekwondo school which also offers an afterschool program. He started his business in 2007 and has continued to grow it throughout the years. Okito America Family Fitness Center is located on SW Williston road and is open 6 days a week. Today I interviewed him on being an entrepreneur, here is what he had to say:

"What does it mean to be an entrepreneur?"
A: "For me being an entrepreneur and owning my own business is the American dream. When I left Cuba the one thing I wanted to do was open up my own Taekwondo business. Also being and entrepreneur means having a passion in whatever you are doing, passion is the biggest tool for moving forward."

What do you think I should learn in an entrepreneurship course?
A: "I think you should learn patience and discipline from this course. The one thing you have to learn when running a business is patience and discipline. Many people give up too soon when things do not run smoothly at the beginning."

What do you wish you had been taught in school before setting out on your own path as an entrepreneur?
A: "I wish I had known that it wouldn't grow as fast as I expected it would. It takes a great team and you have to have achievable goals set out. When I started the after-school program I had never thought about the competition around me, in Gainesville there is not a shortage of after-school programs so the demand is not as large as I expected."

All in all, my interview with my boss was very interesting a lot of what he said reflected what we have been learning in class about unmet customer needs and the demand for certain things. He has learned a lot over the years that he did not know before starting a business, he went to college in Cube and it is very different than in America. He said that the best way to learn about running a business is by actually running a business and gaining hands on experience.