I don't know whether Ocasio-Cortez was one of those people who "always" knew they would someday run for office.
I do know that she did run a for-profit business. Had that succeeded, perhaps she might never have run for office (or tended bar). New York Daily News, July 17, 2012 "Diverse group of startups thriving at city-sponsored Sunshine Bronx Business Incubator in Hunts Point" [excerpts] The Sunshine Bronx Business Incubator -- a city-sponsored hub in the historic BankNote building -- has attracted 68 entrepreneurs since it opened in January. Sunshine Bronx entrepreneurs pay $195 a month for shared working space or rent desks for $275 a month. The chic hub features large windows and lime green furniture, and the fees include access to business equipment and conference rooms, plus mentoring from startup experts. The 11,000-square-foot incubator is designed to breed collaboration, said Cheni Yerushalmi, manager of Sunshine Suites, the company that operates the Bronx hub and two sites in Manhattan. Sunshine Bronx startups have exchanged roughly $200,000 for services and support, he claimed. They also swap free advice. "You see a huge return on your investment here," said Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 22, who recently launched Brook Avenue Press, a publishing firm for books that portray the Bronx in a positive light. "People pay $500 an hour for consulting that we get for free by the water cooler." Ocasio-Cortez said the hub will continue to grow because the Bronx is full of go-getters. "We have so many incredible people here," the Parkchester resident said. "Rather than think of it as somewhere to run from, the Bronx is somewhere to invest." https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/diverse-group-startups-thriving-city-sponsored-sunshine-bronx-business-incubator-hunts-point-article-1.1115489 At that time, she was describing herself thusly: "Her primary interests lie in entrepreneurship and developing innovative, healthy, enterprising communities for generations to come." http://www.bu.edu/studentactivities/buleads/alexandria-ocasio-cortez/ How did that venture turn out? According to a snide article in the reactionary Daily Mail: * *Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez founded a children's book publishing company in 2011* * *Brook Avenue Press, which has since been dissolved, reportedly owes $1,870.36 in corporate taxes to New York States* * *Ocasio-Cortez was 22 years old when she started the company through a city-funded incubator in The Bronx* * *The company was aimed at 'helping develop and identy stories and literature in urban areas' for children, but it doesn't appear to have published a book * https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6791097/Alexandria-Ocasio-Cortezs-defunct-book-publishing-company-owes-1-870-taxes.html -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#6884): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/6884 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/80967958/21656 Mute #poll-notice:https://groups.io/g/marxmail/mutehashtag/poll-notice -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
