Posted by Dinah on December 2, 2005, at 12:15:18
In reply to Re: just one more..., posted by AuntieMel on November 28, 2005, at 17:42:20
Seriously, I mean it.
I got so hysterical the other day accidentally listening to Rush Limbaugh talk about New Orleans (I had tuned into the radio station that's been our lifeline and our hope as well) that I nearly threw up. One of the things he said was that if small businesses were going under in New Orleans, that it was because they weren't well enough run, and that better ones would come take their place.
I am seeing small businesses fail daily here. Assets under water for so long, no cash inflow, lots of expenses, exorbitant wages to get untrained workers because of the housing shortage. The old workers left, and haven't and can't return. Ours is a small business. Of our employees without blood ties to the owners, only half returned to the city. Homes destroyed, spousal jobs lost, schools closed.
But even in the best times, well... I know that most people see opening a small business as a path to freedom. But I sort of see it as admitting you'll be the only one who isn't guaranteed a pay check for the work you've done. There have been times when my bosses didn't get paid. But I and my fellow employees always did. The rewards can be great, but the risks are great. And they provide so many jobs for the economy.
I wish more could be done for them. It saddens me so to see one after another struggle for air before going under.
poster:Dinah
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