Trade+Fair+Report

Skirting Protector for Smooth Edge Zach My invention was an "L" shaped piece of perforated cardboard that slips under smooth edge when laying carpet so that your skirting’s don't get damaged. I think my product is innovative because no-one has made anything similar to this. It is intended to benefit builders, carpet layers and painters. There were no initial expenses as this was only an idea. It probably won’t impact peoples live that much, I just thought it would save having to repaint the skirting’s.

I don't think I was very successful at the trade fair and I should have done up my stall a lot better because I had a group right next to me with a really good, big stall that looked really good. If I had to do it again I would have probably bought a science board and put up a lot more pictures or diagrams

I think I have a few characteristics of an entrepreneur like always thinking things up and always trying to create it without all the really expensive software

I think the reason most people want to start a business of their own is because you don't really have to hunt around for a good paying job that you're good at because you get to create the business on what you love. The biggest obstacles in starting your own business is probably getting a shop or place in the mall for a decent price. The best thing about being your own boss is probably that you don't get any one bossing you around and you get to set everything up the way you want it set up. One negative of being an entrepreneur is that you might not be able to be home with your family very often or you might have to work late. I think it’s reasonable to start small but ‘think big’ because if you go small to start with you can build up a bigger budget for the bigger ideas.