What is it like to be your own boss?
- Edited 15 May 2023
- 1 min
- Starting
Lara and Roos are studying business administration and dream of becoming self-employed. They want to set up their own online business. But what is it really like to be your own boss? Is it as wonderful as it seems?
Online entrepreneur Kiki Bosman founded Girls Who Magazine at the age of 22. She also works as a presenter and reporter, and runs a pop-up restaurant in a vineyard. She shows Lara and Roos what entrepreneurship entails and how to run a business on a day-to-day basis.
What can Lara and Roos learn from this busy bee? How much does Kiki actually earn from her business? And how do Lara and Roos view entrepreneurship at the end of this work placement? Watch this second episode of Jong Ondernemen.
Roos Streefkerk and Lara Plugge's work placement with Kiki Bosman
Students Roos Streefkerk and Lara Plugge visit entrepreneur Kiki Bosman. Kiki runs her own online platform: Girls Who Magazine. In this video, you can see what a typical working day looks like for Kiki. You will also follow Roos and Lara as they carry out their assignment. Will they manage it? And what have they learnt from their entrepreneurship placement?
Roos and Lara's key takeaways
What did Roos and Lara learn from their entrepreneurial placement at Kiki? Read the five key takeaways here:
- Be creative.
- Do not give up too quickly. For example, if you cannot find a sponsor. Do not immediately assume it is completely impossible, but look for other solutions.
- Do not overcomplicate things. When you are given a task, you do not always have to do it perfectly.
- Be a little bold.
- Work with the contacts you already have.
Video series Jong Ondernemen
In the Jong Ondernemen (Young Entrepreneurs) series, a collaboration between KVK and the Stichting Jong Ondernemen, students with entrepreneurial dreams are given the chance to shadow an inspiring young entrepreneur. This gives them a unique glimpse behind the scenes. There are plenty of success stories, but is entrepreneurship really as wonderful as it seems? The students set out to discover the real story. They are allowed to ask anything and will explore whether entrepreneurship is something for them too. Presenter Joshua Alagbe takes us into the world of education and entrepreneurship. Is being an entrepreneur really that great? Find out in this series.