There has never been a better time to be an entrepreneur.
Congress has asserted, in a recently published presidential report, that small businesses are the backbone of the American economy. While this may not be a surprise in and of itself, the report is illuminating because it states that 90% of small businesses employ 52% of the American workforce.
And who runs these small businesses? That’s right, the nation’s entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurs are different in both behavior and thought than those who are content to live their life from 9-to-5. Entrepreneurs are often able to see the larger picture, and endeavor to find ways to pursue opportunity which seem to elude most of the general population.
We’ve seen an extraordinary amount of job loss in this country over the past year. Yet entrepreneurs, optimists, and opportunists alike all see this as a blessing.
It is in the doldrums where true magic can sometimes happen.
Intelligent thinkers in finance, insurance, and real estate, along with a myriad of other professional business services, have been released from their steady paycheck and into the limitless potential that is alive and well in entrepreneurship.
While some recently laid off workers may see this as a curse, the entrepreneurial mind sees it as a blessing. For some, getting laid off from work is a needed kick in the pants or the opportunity they’ve been waiting for.
Educated men and women who have refined their skills over a period of years often have far more to offer than simply working for someone else and then waiting for their check.
When dropped into a sink or swim situation, the entrepreneur will start instantly swimming for shore.
