Agis Josephides

Bus 495Y

11/13/2003

Interview of an Entrepreneur

        For my “entrepreneur interview” I had the privilege of interviewing John Conforti, owner of the company “Job Lot” situated in Rhode Island. Trying to find an entrepreneur involved in a high growth venture my friend referred me to his uncle who has a great business on his hand. I therefore was swift to email him some questions about his business, and himself. He answered my questions very helpfully and detailed, and seeing in my keen interest in his career he set up a phone call whereby he further helped me out with my further inquiries.

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        I asked him many questions about his job in order to find out how he made it to the top. I asked him questions such as how did he get started, how much capital he initially invested and what plans he had for the future. I even asked him questions about himself, such as did he have a lot of pleasure time to spend with the family, was it very stressful and if he believes it was all worth while. These are only a few examples from the many questions I asked him.

        This interview helped me out a lot. ...

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