Starting a Small Business - Imports of Technological Devices

by Sebastian Jaque
(Santiago, Chile)

Hello, I am 22 years old and i have just started my own business, it was very important for me to do this before I graduate from the university because when you have to work the whole week it`s very difficult to dedicate time to this kind of things.

So I’m very pleased to say that I’m now importing computer related devices such as flash drives, stickers, and some other stuff like cell phones and tablet pc, initially it was really difficult to fill the legal forms because I needed to go to different places

Also I needed to rent an office so that the service could look more professional (some people don`t trust you when you look like a kid). I needed to work a lot looking for different suppliers, most of them from China and Hong Kong.

When I finally got the chance to buy things i was really nervous because I didn`t know if my orders would arrive or if they would arrive safely, so I did a lot of research on the web to see about their reputation and comments about them.

Now I’m very happy with what I got, my idea is to sell my products to stores so that I only need to make a contact and sell when the items arrive. I’m very motivated by this project because I really think I can have great revenues in the long term.

One of the things I would hate in life would be to work in something I don`t like, so if you have the chance or if you are already with a job you hate.

I really recommend that you start your own business, I have heard that it`s like having a baby, you have to feed him first but when he grows up you will see that he will be very grateful!