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Originally Posted by xxweekxx
I graduate from college in May 2008(one month)
I got a marketing degree from a good university, graduated summa cum laude, honors lists since freshman year, Student WHo's who for 2007, etc, MY GPA after 130+ credits is over 3.7
Yet i cant find a job that will pay over $2.5k a month.
To me, thats really sad.
Now on the flipside, i am VERY good at fixing/assembling computers. I built my past 2 pcs myself and i built all my family's pc. I keep myself up to date on whats going on..
I live in Bergen County NJ and im thinking of starting a computer repair business over here. The problem i see with computer repair is you make money only when you fix/repair computers, so I'm thinking of trying to sell a service plan for say $29.99 a month, where people get 1hr of free pc fixing for that fee.
Basically, if i do it well, all i gotta do is make sure their computers are secure and they won't call me that often.. 1000 customers = Over $30k gross, and theres millions of people around here in this area.
What do you guys think?
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before you try any brick and mortar business you had better do some really in-depth competitive analysis and research. you're concept is ideal but it's theory..i wouldn't suggest risking your future on a simple concept with facts such as this country has money to spend, you are only justifying your idea to yourself.
i'm assuming you are around 21-22 and given your education and experience you've already had in financial there are so many options out there, i think a good move if you are to really go for a traditional gig (and able travel often) is start applying to consulting firms for practical experience eg. analyst or associate at a big 4 or consulting firm such as accenture, e&y, boston consulting, pwc or somewhere along those lines.
they are traditional accounting firms but the divisions under them are high tech, marketing and management consulting. fresh grads they will work you hard but you learn at an accelerated rate and your marketability is increased ten-fold. you might travel 2-3 weeks every month but to learn and start at 50-70k as an analyst is a good trade off. google the names i gave you and see, 8-10 years down the line if you are good then you get tapped to be a managing director of principal of a team and you are looking at 250k-300k annual
if you are looking to do something non-traditional and use your entrepreneurial drive, don't leave adult.
