An Epiphany

After graduating, I set up an interior painting business with my art school friend Frank Taylor, but though the concept was fun the business struggled. I was listening to the radio one day when I heard an advertisement: the Manpower Services Commission was funding a course for people who wanted to start their own business. It was then that I had my light bulb moment. I wanted to start my own business and knew exactly what it would be: my dream chocolate shop. I was interviewed and offered a place on the ten-week course. It was a great introduction to business. During one of our role-play sessions, I was asked for the name of my business. The name Rococo was a wonderful accident. It just tripped off my tongue, and the dictionary definition sealed my fate: