5 Things I Learned During 5 Years Of Entrepreneurship

On March 30, 2016, I officially became incorporated in Washington, DC. It has been a wild ride for these past 5 years. Here are the 5 things I learned during these 5 years of entrepreneurship.

It’s Harder Than Expected

I think that you see all of the celebrities with money and automatically think that this would be easy.

Wrong.

It’s anything but. I am amazed at how at 5 years old, I have lasted longer than some of your favorite podcasts, TV shows and blogs. It is NOT easy to keep being around for 5 years. There have been times when www.carlarjenkins.com went down over not being able to afford the hosting fee. Yet, this site is still up 5 years later.

Entrepreneurship is hard and requires a daily commitment.

Saved More Money

I would have liked to save more money but given my current situation at the time, that was not the case. I would tell you to save at least 2 years of money because there will be things that you will have to pay for (business license, banking accounts, licensing fees, etc.) that you don’t have to pay for when you are an employee.

Helped Me Better Promote Myself

You always have to get out there and brand yourself. This is tough for me because I am an introvert. I don’t really like speaking unless I know you.