Are you an Entrepreneur? What are your experiences? This is mine:

The moment you finally discovered what you were created to do is one great defining moment of life.  Oh! The excitement of such great discovery. Then you take the time to figure out how to monetize that gift, talent or skill in a way that will bring value to mankind and make your life meaningful.

Then you decided to go entrepreneurial.  That image of yourself sitting as the chairman, managing director of a Fortune 500 company is so intoxicating and electrifying, that you immediately get to work.  Sharing your dream with friends, families, and foes, some give words, encouraging your decision, others jest behind your back, while the rest just look on to see how far you will go with your dreams.

Then you suddenly hit a great wall, similar to the wall of old China. Raising Start -Up capital. You crack your brain on how to cross this hurdle until headaches became normal to you. You went to your bank, hoped your account officer will able to pull something through for you, at least for old times' sake. But when you saw the ridiculous interest charges, you rejected the offer.

Then you turned to a few well to do friends, hoped they will see your great vision and partner with you, but nothing came out of that.  Start small, so they said. Maybe they are right, afterwards the word of God says we should not despise our little beginnings. But starting small is relative. What I regard to be small may be huge for others and vice versa.

Then you heard about the gender desk at BOI (Bank of Industry), and how they support women-owned businesses. With great excitement, off you went. But when you saw the mountain of requirements to obtain the facility, you realized that despite all their noise about building small scale businesses, the BOI facility is not for startups, but for established and going concerns.

Then you became discouraged.  But when friends began to ask how far now, adrenaline pumped into your blood again. You are not one to give up easily without a fight. Being a creative and determined person, ideas flowed into your mind again. You attempted business plan competitions hoping to win a grant, but nothing came out of that. Then you began to approach small-sized firms in your niche industry and make presentations about your great idea.

Oh! They loved it. They love it so much and invited you to sign MOUs. You were so excited, at last, you can see a glimpse of light in the dark tunnel. They listened to you talk about your plans to launch, your logistics, your vision and after weeks of waiting, praying, hoping; they invited you for further talks to seal the deal. But you finally realized that they just want to steal your ideas, use and dump you.

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