Hey ladies,
Girl talk time. I am 19 years old. Political Science major with hopes of going onto law school. My dad called me today and gave me an option. He is a long time entrepreneur, started selling night crawlers at age 10 and grew from there. He is looking to start another business, with me running it full time. I would have to stop college and run the business. He will pay for any training I need, pay wages, advertise, and help me run the business for 2 years, and when I am 21, he will turn it over to me. My dream was always to be a cabinet maker, but with the economy still rocky, and a custom cabinet maker already in the area with a good reputation, I am worried that the business wouldn't take off. My other option is renting a store in the local mall and doing something through there, but the mall is dead, along with the area. So I think I might start an online store of some sort but I am not too sure, but it would probably be a clothing store that specializes in womens clothing at first (lets face it, women are the key demographic) and then expand into mens and childrens. I have a friend who is about to graduate from a Fashion school and I asked her if she would work for me and she said she would consider my offer as any other, but if I could get close she would pick me. I am still trying to ponder over this and am planning on talking to the store managers at a few local shops around my area to see if they would purchase from an at home designer.
Your opinion is going to be unbiased. What should I do?