Extra Blog: September

It's been another month and honestly besides doing my first interview I haven't done anything big in my senior project. For the first individual component I think I'm probably going to do some extra mentor ship hours. I don't really know what else I can do for the individual component with management as a topic and I need to get those hours done anyway. I haven't shown much from my mentor so here's a few pictures. 

A business card from where I'm mentoring. I would have gotten a picture of the location but this was all I could find short notice and it's not a pretty place to look at.

Picture of me and my dad/mentor. Surprisingly couldn't find a good, recent picture of the two of us. 

Blog 6 - Second Interview Preperation

1. My mentor is my dad Humberto Tavira. He is the owner and manager of his business TD Knitting.

2. Five questions about his background that I'm going to ask are:
-How were you introduced to business management?
-How long have you been running your business and did you have any prior experience managing others?
-Have you taken any classes regarding business management?
-When you started up your business why did you decide to base it on textiles?
-Did you have trouble when you first started up your business?

Blog 5 - Mentorship Reflection

1. Since I originally didn't know what I wanted my senior topic to be I didn't even know where to start to find a mentor. When I told my parents about it my dad said I could work with him. I mainly did computer work and just followed him around observing what he did but it was overall a good experience. I liked working with him so I decided to make Business Management my senior topic and him my mentor. With my dad being my mentor I knew I would be able to ask things more often and that I would be able to work with him whenever possible.

2. I think that the most important article I have read so far is "Five Strategies Successful Companies Use to Get the Job Done" by Sheryl Nance-Nash. My focusing question is "What do you need to do to run a successful business?" and this article addresses just that with different tips on how some successful businesses stay successful.

Extra Blog: August

My senior topic is on Business Management and since school started I haven't really gotten a good chance to work with my mentor even though he is my dad, but since my mentor is my dad I am able to do my first interview whenever and am planning on doing it tomorrow since it's labor day. While researching my topic I found the website http://www.entrepreneur.com/. I plan on using this website a lot since there are so many different articles on business that I'm sure will be helpful.

Blog 4: Interview Preparation

1. I plan to interview my mentor and dad, Humberto Tavira. I am going to interview him because he has been successfully running his own business for the past 13 years and has gained a lot of experience from it.

2. The 5 additional questions I'm planning on asking are: 
Why did you decide to open up your own business?
What do you think are the most important characteristics of a manager?
What has been the most difficult part of running a business?
How did you deal with the recession a few years ago?
When you first started your business how did you get your name out to clients?

Blog 3: Topic Choice & Working EQ

1. My senior project is going to be on business management.

2. My focusing question is " What do you need to do to run a successful business?"

3. Check the link on the right.

Blog 2: Summer Mentorship Component

1.https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-4Wadf2q9u-OD7uScDtXVVgSSolvAkMU8c-Odc8x5lQ/edit?usp=sharing
2. I mentored at HP Textiles Inc with my dad Humberto Tavira. His contact number is (213) 272-1920
3. The summer mentorship honestly didn't raise any new questions. I asked some questions during the mentorship but I don't have any new ones.
4. I think the most important thing I gained from working at my dad's factory was the work experience. Before the mentorship I had never had a job of any sort so I think the experience will help me when I do get a job later.
5. My senior project topic is going to be business management. I chose this because working at my dad's business was a good experience. Besides that my dad may be able to help me get work with some friends of his which would make the project easier.