The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work. ~Thomas Edison
The headline will never read, “25 Small Companies Looking To Be Like Just Like Everyone Else.”
Remember THAT when your detractors say it can’t / won’t / shouldn’t be done.

When you can sit on your patio with your teenagers, blow bubbles, & laugh, you know you’re doing something right.
What’s it like to be a small business these days?
- 77% say the health care law will make coverage for their employees more expensive, and 71% say the law makes it harder for them to hire more employees.
- 32% of small businesses plan to reduce hiring as a result of the employer mandate, and 31% will cut back hours to reduce the number of full time employees.
- 84% say that regulations, restrictions, and taxes negatively impact their ability to do business.
- 78% of small businesses surveyed view the debt and deficit as a threat to the success of their business.






