Week 9

 This week I know we are supposed to write about the videos and things we learned from the readings but I kind of want to talk more about what I learned with the interview and talking to the owner of a construction company. It was a lot of fun first of all getting an inside look of how his company works and what he has to do in order to keep it going. I really love learning more about businesses and how they work so this was just a really good learning experience. I was able to ask some of trials and hardships they have had growing the company and what I learned is that with a lot of other similar companies the hardest part is making sure there is enough work for the crew they have hired. They of course have to bid on most of their jobs so they also have to make sure they have the right equipment and tools for the job and that the expenses are not going to exceed the money they make from the job. I also found out about how the first few years were really hard because he didn't really have a ton of time for family and couldn't really be with them because of all the work he had to attend too. So I think this experience helped me to see what I would need to do in order to start a business and how to keep it profitable so that I could succeed. 

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