Bill and Fran Yeary run Bill’s Bikes, a bike shop in Victoria, Texas. Their story recently appeared in the Victoria Advocate.

Among the tidbits in this Q&A session is this advice:

What advice would you give others about starting a new business?

Be serious about it and get a good business education. We were doing it for fun and should have done some things differently, such as buying the building instead of renting. Also, love what you’re doing because you’re going to be living with it. It takes dedication and staying with it when times are tough, but you can enjoy it when things are good.

You can read the whole interview here.