{"id":1650,"date":"2021-07-13T15:19:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T15:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nickiong.com\/simplesprout\/?p=1650"},"modified":"2021-08-15T21:38:36","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T21:38:36","slug":"confession-i-never-wanted-to-be-an-entrepreneur-or-tales-of-an-accidental-entrepreneur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nickiong.com\/simplesprout\/2021\/07\/13\/confession-i-never-wanted-to-be-an-entrepreneur-or-tales-of-an-accidental-entrepreneur\/","title":{"rendered":"Confession: I Never Wanted to be an Entrepreneur (or Tales of an Accidental Entrepreneur)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s confession time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My name is Nicki Ong and I’m an accidental entrepreneur.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2011, after I’d made the decision to move from snowy Maine to sunny Florida<\/a>, I felt incredibly lucky. I was going to be able to keep my digital marketing job and work remotely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Conundrum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

But just 6 months later, the company realized they needed someone in-house (totally don’t blame them!) and my hours were drastically reduced and I was going to slowly get phased out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I had two choices. I could either:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Get another job.<\/li>
  2. Figure out how to make it on my own.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    The best of both worlds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Since I’m never one to go completely by the book, I decided on a mix of both options: I got several part-time jobs and freelanced on the side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Fast forward to 2013, my freelancing work was increasing and I had another decision to make: start a business (for real) or keep playing small<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This time, I jumped in with both feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The business launch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    I quit all of my part-time jobs and I launched red vine web studio (a web design\/development and digital marketing company)<\/a> with my insanely talented web developer brother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I always knew I might <\/em>eventually start a business, but I had no idea it would be so soon in my life.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    And that’s just how it happens for so many entrepreneurs: your passion and desire to succeed finally<\/em> takes on your fear of just getting started.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    The business (re) launch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Now I face a new and exciting challenge: relaunching and rebranding my business!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I decided that after 8 years, red vine needed a little face lift. So enter: simple sprout studio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Our mission is simple<\/a> (get it?!): Marketing your business doesn’t need to be hard. We make it simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    So whether you’re thinking about launching your dream business, just getting started, or you’ve been around a while and need a little refresh…I’m right there with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    \n \n <\/div>\n By Nicki Ong<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n