tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post146806958266532050..comments2008-02-24T00:07:05.945-06:00Becky McCrayhttps://profiles.google.com/109969779660139278806noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-29797300772927803292008-02-22T14:04:00.000-06:002008-02-22T14:04:00.000-06:00Sandra, Ramsay is a great example. It also points out how hard it can be to not just learn, but act on what you learned. <BR/><BR/>Like you, I've learned a bunch from previous business endeavors. Somehow, experience is a much better teacher. Get in there, try, do. That's the way to find out. <BR/><BR/>Thanks!Becky McCrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05752231568940350610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-82029295319353797682008-02-21T22:10:00.000-06:002008-02-21T22:10:00.000-06:00I totally agree - failure can be such a great thing if viewed as the learning opportunity that it is. <BR/><BR/>Have you ever seen Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares on BBC America? He goes in to rescue totally failing restaurants. Some of the business owners who learn from their mistakes and embrace the changes become wild successes. The ones that stick to their old ways often end up closing their doors. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, to your question, one of my previous entrepreneurial endeavors that I learned from was a retail candle business. I bought them wholesale and then sold at craft shows and malls. I learned a lot about competition and supply and demand. When you try to sell in an over saturated category it can be tough to be profitable. I also sold some of those candles online which was a foreshadowing of my online business adventures. ;)Sandra Simshttp://www.guidingvision.comnoreply@blogger.com