To get the section started I will offer a few entrepreneurial moments. Often the most hilarious moments are from the start up days of a business. So much hope, so few resources, so little experience!

From my own memory collection

As a baby entrepreneurial venture my partner and I had NO MONEY. We purchased pantsuits at a sale "buy one get one free" by persuading the salesperson that the sale sign did not say the two items had to be for the same person. We were invited to speak to a large gathering on the topic Your Individuality in the Workplace and we showed up in the same suits. After that we consulted about wardrobe.

My partner was married and I was single. She could not cook. One evening we were excited as a reporter was going to monitor our class. My partner invited me for dinner before the class so we could plan the agenda. We had her specialty: fast food leftovers.

I started feeling odd during the class but managed to hang on until the drive home. I brought up all over the reporter. A few miles later the car had to screech to the curb and it happened again right outside a Pizza outlet. As I suffered the owner ran out and yelled at me "You didn't buy that here!"

We waited with baited breathe (at least mine was) for the paper the next morning. This reporter was known for her no holds barred writing style. The column was very positive and ended with a cryptic remark "the partners bring their own flavour to a class".

When I went solo and all the partnership needs were settled I had $45.00. I highly recommend having a bit more.

I rented a huge seminar space by promising to pay two months rent in 30 days. I used the company budget to install a phone and I was ready. Then the business tax inspector arrived.

When he said business tax I asked if that was like in Monopoly, my only point of reference for the topic. He said, looking around the large space, "What exactly do you think you are doing here?". From the total lack of furniture there was no way that he could guess. By then the shock of his arrival had worn off and my no money survival instincts were kicking in. "What should I be doing," I asked, "are some businesses taxed less?"

He said yes but he could not tell me so I grandly announced that I had to call my lawyer. The inspector waited and waited for the return call from the lawyer. Finally he was tired of standing, as I had the only chair, and he said "Okay, you're a consultant, it's the lowest tax bracket!" I thanked him and he left.

I proudly resolved to have business cards with consultant on them as soon as I could afford the printing.