Gabryel Duncan
Career Exploration
Potential Career: Boutique Owner
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Describe
If you choose to get a degree (not required), then you can
obtain a degree in Fashion Merchandising or
Business/Entrepreneurship.
A boutique owner typically makes $74,000 a year with the
average ranging from $30,000-100,000 per year. The benefits
include overseeing management, creating your own hours,
and working for yourself.
One of the things about having this job is that the work setting
is up to you. Whether you have a storefront, or it is an online
boutique, if it is just you, or you have multiple people
working under you, and the time in which everything occurs
is all up to you as the business owner.
A boutique is very versatile, it can be placed anywhere and
can move between media platforms. The trendiness of
boutiques is only going to continue to grow.
I feel as though I have strong characteristics for this career
because I am determined, goal-oriented, optimistic, hard-
working, and I love to work with people.
The advantages of owning a boutique would be fulfilling my
dream and reaching my goals and aspirations, having control
over the business and myself, the creative freedom I would
have, and the independence to make my own schedule. The
disadvantages would include the start-up cost and the business
risk, the stress of running a business, and the time
commitment