About a year ago, I went scalloping with my family on the
west coast of Florida. After scalloping
one day, we chose to eat at a well-known seafood restaurant called Seafood
Seller and Café in Crystal River, Florida.
What I planned to be a normal meal turned into an interesting
conversation with a brilliant entrepreneur.
The owner is social and stops by most tables to interact
with customers. I asked the question,
“How did you start this restaurant and how do you serve such good, fresh
seafood?” He responded with an
interesting account of past events which led him to where he was that day.
The man wanted to create his own seafood company but didn’t
have enough money to open a restaurant. He
chose to open his own commercial fishing business and began supplying seafood
to nearby restaurants. The owner had
only one boat, but that number quickly grew as more dining locations got word
of this fresh quality seafood. The
company he created quickly grew to a large commercial fishing corporation with
many boats all over the east coast of the United States.
Seafood Seller’s owner supplied fresh seafood to hundreds of
restaurants all over the country and his company was continuing to expand. He then had enough money to pursue a lifelong
dream of opening his own restaurant.
This is when Seafood Seller and Café was built in Crystal River. This restaurant is something he enjoys on the
side in addition to managing his commercial seafood supply company. The seafood his company catches gets sent to
the restaurant and customers get a multitude of delicious seafood options. The entrepreneur went from having one fishing
boat to an entire commercial fishing company and now owning a restaurant.
I enrolled in ENT 3003 for two reasons. First, this class counts as business elective
credits towards my degree of business administration general studies. Second, I took this class because I am
genuinely interested in the topic of entrepreneurship. I realize out system makes it possible for
someone to thrive from an innovative idea or invention. My dream someday is to create something
powerful and useful to many people. I
have been brainstorming and observing possibilities. I feel that this class will increase my
chances of being a successful entrepreneur.
I hope to acquire entrepreneur skills that will give me an advantage
above the general public.
Explanation of the images:
The man I spoke with began his entrepreneur success by pursuing his hobby of fishing. My hobby is skimboarding. I want to continue to pursue this hobby because it may lead to an entrepreneurship opportunity and future business success later in life, just as the owner of Seafood Seller experienced.
Adam,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post. The way you wrote it made it very interesting to follow along with how this Seafood Seller developed an entire business and accomplished his dream of opening a restaurant, all doing something he loves.
I also appreciate how you showed an interest in talking with this man while out to eat with your family. I think that a natural curiosity and a genuine interest in learning from others will serve you well as you endeavor to one day find your own potential entrepreneurial niche. It will also make you a more interesting person than most!
Your photos are fantastic, and your hobby looks really exciting. I agree that sometimes doing what we love can lead to opportunities to develop a business from it. I did that with my sewing, which I shared as my own entrepreneurial story.
Susan
Hey Adam! Your post told a really good story and makes you realize the importance of having hobbies and skills outside of school. For me thats photography but skimboarding looks really fun. Being a entrepreneur is totally possible and It really starts with a good idea. Was the fish really that good? I'll have to try it sometime. Talking to the owner was smart and it shows that everyones has an interesting story to tell.
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