A good friend of mine in high school, Alex Papa, has always been pretty entrepreneurial. He was pretty successful on Ebay for many years and in the Summer of 2019, he opened his own authentic gelato shop in New Castle PA.
He recognized an opportunity that New Castle and surrounding areas had no gelato shops. He took a leap and bought his own building, renovated it, hired staff and opened up his shop. He has since then sold out of stock over 10 times! He is frequently teaming up with other groups and festivals to bring attention to not only his shop but to bring the community together.
He is an inspiration to me because he is such a close, successful example for me to learn from. It will be exciting to see what he does next.
Here is a link to his website where you can learn more about him and what he is about:
https://www.papagelateria.com/
I appreciate the simplicity of his endeavor: he saw a problem and he solved it! To be an entrepreneur you don’t always have to invent something completely new and radically change the world. It can just be about making improvements within your means/abilities at that time.