Very Short Interview Part 2 (Week 14)

Here is the link to my first interview:
http://jaryprinent.blogspot.com/2016/01/very-short-interview-number-1.html

• In review of my initial interview with Joseph Palermo, owner of a very successful farmer's market in Delray Beach, Florida, I would say that everything he said was correct and I would agree with his words. His answers to the inital three questions provided a lot of insight in maintaining good relations with the people you encounter in business, having the ability to recognize opportunity, and calculating risks. It's also important to remain confident and have heart. 
• I was not able to record the interview with Mr. Palermo, as he is very busy running his business in Delray Beach, while I am currently working on this assignment in Gainesville. I was however, able to reach him by email, and these were his responses to the three questions that I asked him next.  
• "Were there any big life-changing events that happened where you had to let go of an opportunity?"
• "You see, people often have this misconception that once you lose an opportunity or you let that opportunity go, it's gone for good and you'll have this huge regret and you'll always wonder, what if? Maybe that's true for other things in life, but not in business. You can't think that way in business about opportunities because that's too black and white. Thinking like that will definitely cause you to miss out on other opportunities. Opportunities are endless, and it's definitely a cycle. When you miss it once, you have to keep going and it's what you make of it, so that you're better prepared or it's better timing because they do come around again, even if it's not in the same form. Timing is everything."
• "What has been the most rewarding thus far?"
• "Having my entire family, my "boys" become a part of it and seeing them grow a passion for business too. It's a good environment, and it's rewarding to see my sons become adept businessmen too, but it's great to support family in that sense."
• "Would you have done anything differently?"
• "(Chuckles) Yea I would have actually! I would have built this farmer's market a whole lot bigger. Too much produce and fruits and way too many damn customers. There's no space!"
• (The Boy's Farmer's Market is hugely successful and crowded almost everyday. It's impossible to not have to wait in a huge line to check out and be unable to move within the farmer market because of the huge throngs of people is to be expected."
• I definitely became a lot more comfortable with discussing the concept of entrepreneurship. In this week's assignment, I wanted to gain a more personal perspective on the business of entrepreneurship, which can be seen as reflected in my questions.