Well, I didn’t win the Advocate of the year award in Washington DC on June 9th, but I was the only woman in the country to be honored as a finalist. Congratulations to Thomas C. Pitrone of the Integrity Group from Ohio who is the outstanding recipient. I had a great time meeting with the leaders of the National Small Business Association and hearing from representatives from Congress regarding the White House plans for small business. All I can say is we, the small business owners, had better unify, voice our concerns loudly and show our strength in numbers if we want to preserve free enterprise and nurture the entrepreneurial spirit because we are not going to get much support from the current administration. There are 26.5 million small businesses in this country and 19.5 million of them are solepreneurs. 4.7 million of those are micro-businesses employing less than 10 people. Unfortunately it’s the actions of big business that make the headlines, and big business that gets the attention and the money. I always thought the economy would be stimulated the most if small business owners could keep more of their hard earned money so they could hire more employees, produce more goods and expand operations. Oh well, we will persevere regardless, because that’s what we do. Let’s stay positive, keep working the system and make lots of noise.
SR
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