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| Immigrant entrepreneur: | Alisa Barcan |
| Company: | The Savvy Corner |
| Place of birth: | Romania |
| Employees: | 0 |
| Age started business: | 30 |
Show notes
Alisa was born in Romania at the time where Romania was nearing the communist regime. Although growing up, communism was over a lot of people were still living the communist mindset.
They could not rely on the purchasing power to buy food or things, because there was none on the shelves. Given that experience, Alisa was able to bring some of the post communism experiences into her entrepreneurial journey.
Alisa’s immigrant entrepreneur journey didn’t bring her to the United States, she immigrated to United Kingdom where she was joined by her boyfriend.
Although Alisa was set on a government sector career path she took a career aptitude test and it surprised her in many ways. The test told her that she sould be in the financial/business industry. So she switched gears and absolutely loves making an impact on the world.
Quotes by Alisa
When you’re offering something like coaching services,I would say grow organically first and then once you have everything established you can think about paid traffic.
I built an emergency fund and once I quit my job, I had something I can fall back on.
I’m not sure if anything can prepare you to become an entrepreneur.
You really need to experience it.
Give it a try and approach it from a different angle than how other people are doing it.
When I quit my job, all of a sudden I didn’t have colleagues anymore.
When you’re an entrepreneur it’s inevitable that failures will happen.
You have to develop a bit of a thick skin.
People say no all the time, don’t take it personally.
I did well in my corporate role, but I didn’t get the freedom to implement my ideas without having it go through so many approvals, and a lot of red tape.
I can work from wherever I want.
I can travel for a month with my parents.
My work is impacting people now.
There will never be a perfect time to start a business.
You need to have a basic understanding that every decision you make will have a financial impact.
If you do feel like you have a burning desire to start a business, I don’t think we are ever given more than what we can carry.
Even if it’s not easy, what’s on the other side should be motivational enough for you to keep going.
Sometimes when I work, it doesn’t feel like I’m working.
Where to find Alisa
The Savvy Corner| LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram |
