The first step to starting a business is deciding to start a business. They say the first step is the hardest and in our experience this is especially true when it comes to starting a business. Getting over the mental roadblocks can be tough, often harder to overcome than the challenges you’ll face once you actually start the business. Fellow entrepreneurs share their thoughts below.

Claire

The idea really came to life during my own wedding planning process. As a bride, I became obsessed with the details—the atmosphere, the emotion, the storytelling behind every little moment. I started noticing what made certain weddings feel truly magical, and I realized there was a real need for content that didn’t just document events but actually captured the feeling of them. Read More>>

Kelly Penny

In traditional speech therapy settings, I saw too many kids being treated as checklists or diagnoses, rather than as whole, vibrant individuals. And I saw parents struggling to find spaces where their child could be truly understood, celebrated, and supported. Feeling seen is a basic human need — and one that children with complex needs often go without. Read More>>

Kara Horat

When I started Connect For Success Mastermind, it wasn’t because I wanted to build just another business networking group. It was personal.

I had experienced firsthand the emotional and psychological burden that comes with running a business alone — what I later coined Entrepreneur Isolation Syndrome™ (EIS). It’s that feeling of being the CEO, the janitor, and your own biggest cheerleader, all while no one’s in the stands. Read More>>

Anthony Palmeri

I was teaching my Moderate to Severe high school students around 2017 and found it rather difficult to secure them employment opportunities after they graduated. Read More>>

Lindsey Mark

Opening Good Day Cafe was the result of a lifelong dream. From my first job as a hostess, I knew there was something special about the service industry—the connections, the energy, the sense of community. Read More>>

Amber Martinez

I have been in the beauty industry for over 15 years. 10 of those years i spent working in a salon that felt like home. When the owner of that salon sold and moved out of state, my priority was to keep the team together, so i opened a salon of my own. Read More>>

Chantelle Lisette

Im a multipassionate entrepenuer and run multiple businesses. The 2 businesses I started on my own are my vegan protein cookie business, Coco Cakes and my women networking community called She is Worthy Community. Read More>>