Why Startups Surged During the Recession

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spot on!. our company celebrates 25 years at helping startups succeed. We opened our firm in the 80's, when corporate employees were 'flying high'. we knew our business was long term, so, after analysis... we 'hung out our shingle', and began teh most wonderful 25 years of my life.
We now try and help budding entrepreneurs understand the rigors as well as the rewards possible in small business. We don't try and fool anyone..... and when we find someone who does not have the talent, we tell them to keep their 'day job'. We see those who are ready for the challenge of their life, as well as the desperate. We council the desperate, and assist those ready for the challenge. And we get new businesses through the initial 2 critical years, then they are on their own. never looking for federal help, and in control of their life.
www.productbuilders.com
Doug

doug gibbs of CA 1:56AM September 25, 2010

spot on!. our company celebrates 25 years at helping startups succeed. We opened our firm in the 80's, when corporate employees were 'flying high'. we knew our business was long term, so, after analysis... we 'hung out our shingle', and began teh most wonderful 25 years of my life.
We now try and help budding entrepreneurs understand the rigors as well as the rewards possible in small business. We don't try and fool anyone..... and when we find someone who does not have the talent, we tell them to keep their 'day job'. We see those who are ready for the challenge of their life, as well as the desperate. We council the desperate, and assist those ready for the challenge. And we get new businesses through the initial 2 critical years, then they are on their own. never looking for federal help, and in control of their life.
www.productbuilders.com
Doug

doug gibbs of CA 1:55AM September 25, 2010

I am also back in the self employed world and it is beginning to payoff. 20 years in the business of cutting employee overhead for my bosses and their companies in the Bay Area of N. Cal has helped me to make the connections to brokers and HR people who know how to get the best buy for the least money.
Now I pass on my knowledge with these people and how to get the deep discounts on to the companies that are still in business. I even got a call from someone I didn't even know in S. Cal.
Here is my plug!!!
www.HRInterventions.com

Jay Robinson of CA 10:08PM June 14, 2010

When I was filing my business for tax purposes and etc. at the tax collectors office... I noticed the line was very short for the business section. I went in to pay my taxes and renewals lately, and the line had grown significantly. I believe that small business will continue to surge with new entrants. I wish them all good luck!
Needless to say, business is good for me but maybe not for a corporation whose overhead exceeds their budget!
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Curtis of FL 11:14AM June 03, 2010

Hey I can plug my website too.
http://www.woodlandsmortgage.com we fund for just about any kind of real estate loan that’s available in Texas..
I think Rick Newman is right on with a very good post. My company really got started at the end of 2008. I found myself competing with competition that had a lot higher overhead. In my opinion, the old mortgage industry (and many who worked in it) where trying to hold on a day that required less work for more money. They dropped like flies in 2009. I kept my company lean but aggressive. I went head to head with lower rent, lower marketing cost, and had access to good affordable employees that were smart enough to be trained quickly. Our customers seem to sense that my business functioned in a calm orderly fashion while my competitors seem did little to keep them. Now we are not growing at an explosive level like a weed but we are growing slow and strong. So Rick, you kind of described what happened to me.

Charley of TX 8:14AM June 03, 2010

Small businesses, those who began as "necessity entrepreneurs" are and have been the life blood of our economy. It’s important to keep in mind every company started as a start up by a “necessity entrepreneur”. Not one of the Dow 30 or the S & P 500 or any other standard we judge by were born as that company on that list they all began as a start up by a “necessity entrepreneur”.
Hats off to the entrepreneur! They are the horses who pull the “economy wagon”, create jobs and distribute revenue to workers in the form of wages, to build schools and infrastructure in the form of taxes and support government through taxes. They are “The Golden Goose” and should be encouraged to excel not taxed to death.

Rick Matthews of TX 11:13AM June 02, 2010