My Entrepreneurship Story

My entire life I have been exposed to entrepreneur ship, and I think everyone who understands the definition of an entrepreneur can relate to this in some way or another. Weather someone is learning a new skill, or discovering a new way to accomplish some task.   In the past six months I have been exposed to a great deal of entrepreneurship.  I recently started an internship at a company founded and governed by my uncle Jerome Pepin. Jerome decided that I needed some guidance in my life and my father was incapable of providing me with the experiences that my uncle can. 

 My uncle owns and started a company that specializes in procurement service for mostly aerospace and defense companies.  The company has several divisions, some that have lasted since the inception, and some that started 60 days before I was brought on the team.  I was assigned to work in the new division of the company that deviates drastically from what the company does. I have had to sit next to my uncle in many meetings, and take pages of notes every week trying my best to learn on the job. Seeing him work 50 hours a week and never being angry is extremely motivating and inspirational.  I have the opportunity to work in a segment of the company that could be viewed as a start-up.

The company as a whole specializes in procurement service for aerospace and defense companies, and usually that entails working with large corporations and finding products that meet there needs. Usually a representative of the industry we serve will tell us what products they need specifically.   I work in the general aviation division which at the moment is unorganized and can be thought of as a “garage sale” type of business.  On a day to day basis I work with very small companies and individuals finding information on parts needed in the future!  I specifically sell hardware to these buyers who own planes only capable of flying for a brief moment, and can only seat a handful of people.  

Everything I have learned at this job I have had to either learn by watching my uncle, or by spending mass amounts of time making mistakes to learn the right process.  It has been very rewarding and I can see other areas of my life have been enhanced by the knowledge I acquired working for my uncle.

I enrolled in ENT3003 mostly because it is a requirement to graduate through UF’s online Business Administration program.  I can already say that I am very interested in the class, and I like where we are going. In just one week I have started blogging and making Youtube videos. I personally would not have accomplished these two tasks in 100 years, but for a school assignment I was all in.  In just a few days I have already learned some cool tricks that I can show my friends, and it was a learning experience.  By the end of this semester I want to be able to understand entrepreneurship and myself as an entrepreneur to a higher level. Hopefully the semester stays this interesting and educational!