When you're a music store owner, fiddlin' around can be full-time job

Wilken Music Co. is a full-line music retail store, which means that it sells many different instruments and accessories for instruments.

Entrepreneur Allen Wilken is general manager of the store. Wilken believes that if you have a special skill, there is no reason you should not be compensated for it.

Being a music store owner and being around music his whole life, Wilken enjoys music and loves to play for people. He believes he should be compensated for his skills, so he runs a music store.

He discussed the ups and downs of being an entrepreneur. For example, a positive aspect is that Wilken gets to set his own hours of business. For some entrepreneurs, this could also mean failure. An entrepreneur’s income is totally dependent on how much and how hard he works.

Being your own boss means you will get out what you put in. Overall, Wilken enjoys his job and believes entrepreneurs play a vital role in any community.

Wilken Music is at 207 S. Ohio Avenue. Its phone number is 826-9356.