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Inside My Game Store! — How I Became an Entrepreneur in Vancouver, Canada

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Channel: Mike Martins · 2016 · Howto & Style

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This video has no commentary or audio. I filmed it during the summer of 2016 simply for the sake of making a video and showing you guys another part of my life that doesn't always appear on the channel.

A lot of people ask me what I actually do for work because you usually see me spending time with my family, driving around Vancouver, talking about housing, checking out different places or simply making videos about whatever happens to be on my mind.

Well, this is my shop.

Welcome to One Stop Shop Cards & Games at International Village in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia.

This was my first business, and by the time I filmed this video, I'd been in business for approximately nine years.

I didn't start with some enormous investment or wealthy financial backer. I started the business with roughly a $5,000 credit card, took the risk and never looked back.

Nine years later, the store employs four staff members and continues operating in Downtown Vancouver.

Over the years I was tempted many times to expand One Stop Shop and open additional locations. Instead, I decided to diversify and venture into other businesses. Those businesses have also grown and created employment for other people.

This video isn't intended to be a business tutorial or some polished promotional commercial.

It's simply a quiet walkthrough of the shop I built.

Looking back, I think that's what makes videos like this special. Sometimes you don't realize you're documenting history while you're living it. You're just holding a camera and thinking:

“I might as well make a video.” LOL!

But this store represents nine years of taking risks, working, reinvesting, employing people and learning how to operate a small business in one of Canada's largest cities.

So, for everyone who has wondered:

“Mike, what exactly do you do for work?”

Here's one of the answers.

This is my shop. This is where my journey as an entrepreneur started.

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