My Entrepreneurship Story

The earliest memory I have of being exposed to entrepreneurship involves my parents and their careers. My parents used to work for Prudential, a company that specializes in life insurance, retirement and investments. However, at Prudential, the insurance agents are captive agents. This means they are only permitted to sell Prudential products to clients. My parents wanted to help people that were in need of more insurance and investment products than what Prudential could offer them. Around the same time my father began having issues with his supervisor and became quickly unhappy there. That same year, my parents decided to quit their jobs at Prudential and open their own insurance agency, today known as Atico Insurance Group. Here, they could represent several companies who offered several products.
They started from the ground up, with minimal resources and clientele. They have built their way to a successful business, now representing over 20 other insurance and investment groups. They have expanded their business from life insurance to home, auto, health, and annuities insurance policies.
Their dedication to insurance is their own way of helping people before they even know they need help. They insure that families can survive if a parent or spouse unexpectedly passes, or that people's homes may be saved if a hurricane were to hit. Their careers are surrounded around keeping people safe in an unconventional way.
 I enrolled in ENT3003 as an interesting elective business course to take. I hope to learn how to apply entrepreneurship to not only business, but my everyday life. I want to be capable of recognizing hidden opportunities and looking for them in all aspects of my life.