Entrepreneurship

I currently work for a company called Mynt Cosmetics, Inc., which is based in Miami, Florida. I have been an integral part of the company since its inception. When the President of the company first retained my services, my initial task was to create a website for the company and to secure an appropriate domain name. I developed the website and secured the domain name www.myntcosmetics.com. In creating the company’s website I needed to distinguish it from its competitors. I knew that the company does not conduct testing of its products on animals so I came up with the idea of publicizing that fact and promising that a percentage of the company’s profits would be donated to animal protection organizations.


In working for Mynt, I learned the importance of being able to determine how much product must be available to fill customer orders. Too much product is not a positive thing because it takes up warehouse space, but too little product can lead customers to do business with a competitor who has the product readily available.


I have learned a lot about entrepreneurship through my employment by Mynt and I am studying in the business school to further refine my knowledge of how to operate a successful business. My foray into the world of entrepreneurship is not limited to my experience with Mynt. When I was in high school, I started a company called “Tub Explosions” to sell bath bombs on Etsy, but I started this business blindly so there was a lot I didn’t know, including such things as the necessity of opening a merchant account to enable me to process credit card orders. I am hoping this class and my current job will help to prepare me to open my own successful business one day.