PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Juanita Taylor is paving her very own route.

“I am from Portsmouth, Prentiss Park place of Portsmouth,” said Taylor. “I received my diploma in company administration, so I’ve normally [known] I wished to be an entrepreneur.”

Now, she’s serving to to pave the way for other folks. 

“A large amount of people today [kind of] however have that crab-in-a-barrel mentality, and I was like, there is no need for that,” reported Taylor. “Like, there is more than enough home for all of us. Like, your presents will make area for you.”

The operator of The Powder Space Hair Salon in Portsmouth is internet hosting the 2nd Yearly Do not Fumble The Bag conference to help other compact business owners in the group.

“When I say, ‘don’t fumble the bag’, I indicate you. You are the bag,” stated Taylor. “You are your finest asset. You are your best investment.”

“We [have] a good lineup of speakers who are from this area, and they are entrepreneurs. They are quite successful,” mentioned Taylor.

“I want persons to realize that their state of mind has to be improved. They have to be ready for what they are asking for,” stated Taylor. “And not only that, they have to know how to keep what it is that they’re asking for.”

“I want individuals to be equipped to say, ‘You know what? What I see is really not even my truth. What I see in my head is my actuality. And I’m [going to] dwell from that viewpoint and hold likely.'”

Taylor explained Hampton Roads wants more events like this.

“We have some talented, skillful, intelligent, bold people that reside listed here. And we are [going to] make a title for ourselves,” claimed Taylor. “We will not have to go throughout the country or to an additional condition…