My First Business

No one just drops into the business world. We all need to start some where. I started with a pet store. I sold everything from dogfood to cat furniture, rabbits to parrots, guppies to piranah. I doubt my petshop could compete with the online stores, but it was a start. A small business in a small town.

I would do things different if I ran that business now. First, I would probably have an online pet store. Second, I would focus. I've seen dozens of ecommerce websites, but those that do well have a tight focus, such as mycatsheaven.com. A site that sells only cat products. I might have one that focuses on small dogs, as I love small dogs. But - I doubt I would deal with fish anymore.