Women Stand Up And Roar!Remember That Memorable Song, I Am Woman ? Well Ladies, Women Shoppers Are A Whopping 86 Billion Dollar Segment Of The Market Today And Its Time To Be Recognized By The Business Segment.Over The Past 2 Years, Some Businesses Have Complained That State Regulations And High Utility Prices Make Doing Business So Expensive That Its Nearly Impossible To Make A Profit. The Governor Even Takes Personal Trips To Trying To Woo Firms To Move. Its True That Has Some Of The Highest Costs Of Doing Business In The Nation, But No Studies Have Shown That Theres An Entrepreneurial Exodus From Our . In Fact, I See More Hopeful Entrepreneurs Every Week Wanting To Start A Business In , And A Good Portion Are Women. Joel Kotkin, An Expert On The Economy At S Davenport Institute For Public Policy In , Says That And Counties Show More Businesses Are Being Created Than Shutting Down. In Fact, Many Experts Believe That Our Advantage Is Our Proximity To The Asian Markets, High-quality Intellectual Capital, And A Strong Tradition Of Start-up Activity That Will Make Outpace The Rest Of The Country In Job Growth. (I Hope The Experts Are Right!)Regardless Of What The Experts Believe Or Say, Lets Face It There Are Always Those People Who See Only The Down Side Of Every Situation. They Constantly Complain About The Rain, And Completely Miss The Rainbow That Follows With The Sun. Look, Being An Entrepreneur Starting Your Own Business Is Not For The Faint-hearted! If You Dont Go Into It With Your Eyes Wide Open, Expecting Some Bumps Along The Road, Then Dont Leave That Salaried Job With Its Benefits. Ive Heard So Many People Say, I Cant Leave My Job Now I Need The Benefits. They Completely Forget The Benefits Of Having A Dream, And Working Hard To Make It A Reality. Theres Been Much Hype And Blather From Governmental And Financial Quarters That If You Want To Start Your Own Business And Youre A Woman, A Minority, Or Both Then Youre A Shoe-in For Loans Etc. Dont You Believe It! A Bank, Is A Bank, Is A Bank And Everybody Seeking A Loan Must Answer The Banks 3 Most Burning Questions. 1. How Much Of Your Own Money Are You Investing In Yourself? 2. What Are Your Assets? And 3. How Do You Plan On Repaying The Loan? If You Cant Satisfy The Banker, Then It Doesnt Much Matter Whether Youre Woman, Minority, Or Vegetable The Loan Wont Be Forthcoming.Now I Said All That To Say, Dont Let That Derail Your Dream. Just Keep On Keeping On, And Youll Find Out How It Can Be Done. There Are A Lot Of People Out There Ready And Waiting To Rain On Your Parade Dont Give Them The Chance. Let Them Rain All They Want, You Just Keep On Marching Toward Your Goal. You Write That Business Plan, Your Goals For The First Year And The Second- And The Third. If You Can Get Over These First Bumps In The Road, Then Youre On Your Way, As Dorothy Said Down The Yellow Brick Road.Those Businesses That Leave For Other States, Are Just Leaving That Much More Of The Market For You To Tap Into When You Get Started.It Seems That Ive Heard More You Cant Than Go Ahead Give It A Try Lately, And I Just Cant Understand Why So Many People Are So Anxious To Shoot You Down Than Help You Along. I Truly Believe That If That Was What Our Founding Fathers Would Have Heard, We Wouldnt Even Have A In Which To Have A Business.Im Here To Tell You That If You Have An Entrepreneurial Dream There Are Only Two Questions You Have To Ask Yourself. They Are; 1. If I Try It And Fail, Whats The Worst That Can Happen? And 2. Is That Really Any Worse Than If I Dont Try At All? Go Ahead STAND UP AND ROAR!
