Automotive Dealership Owners

Most communities have a chamber of commerce whose members usually will be glad to share their insights into the career of a business owner.

Join your high school's business club, a group that may give you the opportunity to meet business leaders in your community. Ask a teacher or counselor to help arrange information interviews with an auto dealership owner or sales manager. Discuss the pros and cons of business ownership, find out about the owner's educational and professional background, and ask them for general advice and request if you can job shadow the owner for a day.

Join student business organizations—such as Junior Achievement (JA) (https://jausa.ja.org), DECA (www.deca.org), Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (www.fbla-pbl.org), and Business Professionals of America (http://bpa.org) to learn more about the business world and participate in activities that develop your leadership, managerial, and financial management skills.