Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in business development but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Martin Sparkman, Founder & CEO of King's Enterprise LLC, located in Waterbury, CT, USA.
What's your business, and who are your customers?
Business Consultants.....And We help the reentry population...go into business for their selves.
Tell us about yourself
I started out as an activist looking for opportunities inside the community... I got in trouble a lot as a kid and started giving to jail...I wanted to change my life, so I started attending different classes. I stumbled upon an Entrepreneurial class called the P.R.I.D.E program, run by a company called "reentry survivors LLC " AND owned by a man named Barry Diamond. He told me that there is something he sees in me ...And I would like to work with him to run the organization... I was like, YES, lol...That was in 2016....Now (presently), Barry has made me his partner and one of the owners of the organization; we are 50/50 partners...
And I launched my own LLC called "King's Enterprise LLC "....I am contracted to the university of Bridgeport as their program manager for their undergraduate class for a business startup during the day..they also contracted my program. And at night, we run the P.R.I.D.E program at night on campus, making me also A professor who runs the Entrepreneurial course for felons that allows me to give scholarships to the graduates to continue their education.. What keeps me going every day...is the impact I have on other people's lives to change or better the situation of life in which they are...I want to open doors that weren't open for me.
What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?
Providing SCHOLARSHIPS to people who never thought they had a chance at college.
What's one of the hardest things that comes with being a business owner?
Understanding that to be successful that you won't have the social life most will because, for you, time off doesn't exist until it's planned.
What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?
- Believe in your vision.
- Know your goals.
- EXECUTE.
Where can people find you and your business?
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/King110785/
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