SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS

The 1^st week of May was Small Business Week. Small business week is really every week of the year. According to the SBA, small businesses (under 500 employees) number nearly 32 million and account for 99.9 percent of all business in the U.S. Whether it is a small café, accountant, electrician, consultant, or pet groomer, those of us who started a business, just hope that our passion to follow a dream, be independent, and make it on our own, becomes successful.

Small business owners may have found a market niche in which their business idea may work or a better way to serve customers. Their little company may just stay local but could become national in scope. I have been a fan of the TV show, The Food That Build America. Neighborhood cookie shops to burger joints were started by men and women who had a passion for what they made and discovered millions of people liked their product.

I have had the pleasure to have started a couple of companies to serve local clients but ultimately grew to serving customers throughout the U.S. Like other entrepreneurs, we had an idea to provide something new or better. If you have thought about or have the desire to starting your own business, try to follow through. To echo a current country song:

IF YOU HAVE CHANCE, TAKE IT.  IF YOU HAVE DREAM, CHASE IT!

Post by: Ken Fancolly, Owner, Certified Asset Appraisals