I've owned businesses for 17 years, across 2 concepts, the latter a franchise system but I've been an entrepreneur all my life. As a once bootstrapped business founder, I know all too well the challenges of getting into business for one's self. It doesn't have to be that way. It's hard because there's not enough community, mentorship, and resources built around small business. It's the reason I developed The Fire in Me community. I wanted a safe place where aspiring entrepreneurs could learn and grow confident in their abilities and feed that inextinguishable flame that flickers in their bellies.