How did you come up with the idea for your business?

It takes a lot more than an idea to build a business, but there can’t be a business without the idea. So we asked folks who’ve built wonderful businesses to tell us about how they came up with the idea in the first place.
The idea of Time to Ball first started back in 2017 when I was in the process of planning my summer before going to college. I wanted to have a summer job that would give me a purpose. I was brainstorming in one of my classes my senior year after my last high school basketball season and the idea popped in my head to create a travel basketball team. This travel team would only be based on players didn’t play on their high school team. Read more>>
The initial idea for my product came as a result of the overdose and, thanks to EMS personnel administering nasal NARCAN®, subsequent revival of my older brother. Had the paramedics not been carrying the life-saving medicine, the
outcome of events would have more than likely been a fatal tragedy for our entire family. I’m proud to say that my brother has not used since this incident and has remained in active recovery for roughly 3 years now. Read more>>
Through my own journey. I was really bad at relationships and personal life in general. I got married at 29 and divorced at 30, that was my breaking point. I felt like a failure and began a downward spiral that led me to the darkest of places. A diagnosis of clinical depression, PTSD, and anxiety followed – the treatment of which addressed the symptoms, but not the underlying, nagging problems. On the surface I had a smile on my face, a good job, I was busy and active, but I was running on autopilot. I was lonely, crumbling, and so focused on staying alive that I was not actually living. I dreamed of love and a healthy relationship but had no idea how to get myself there. Read more>>
Actually, the idea for A Sweet Chance, Inc. came from my daughter, Jazmin Neadle. I adopted Jazmin and her little sister when they were 10 and 8 years old. When Jazmin turned 14, I expressed my excited for her Quinces coming up in a year. I am Cuban and the Quinceanera (equivalent to a Sweet 16’s) is a huge tradition in my Latin culture. Jazmin had never heard of this custom but loved the idea of being a princess for a day. When Jazmin was finally 15 years old, she had picked several outfits, multiple venues for photos, and felt like a real princess. Read more>>
When asking the question, “Who taught you about personal finance?” – the most common responses I get are “no one” or “myself.” Personal finance education isn’t taught in most high schools and colleges. When my girlfriends and I all left college with student loans we had to teach ourselves and each other how to create a budget and handle our loans. Read more>>