This week is “National Small Business Week” in the U.S.A. According to information published by SBA Office of Advocacy in March 2014, small businesses make up for 99.7% of U.S. employer firms, 63% of net private-sector jobs, and 48.5% of net new private-sector employment. These businesses account for 33% of exporting value (sources see below)
Running your own business means a LOT of time where the business owner is on her/his own. They are down deep in the middle of entrepreneurship. They are building their business step by step, dollar by dollar, supporting other business and startup companies with their dollars. This week is your opportunity to help a Small Business near you.
I will continue to support my neighbors and friends who own a small business. As a small business owner myself, I know how important it is for all of us to have local customers.
As business owners, we need to make sure that we focus on providing the very best customer service possible. We want our customers to leave happy, finish a call with a high attention and commitment to customer satisfaction, and doing business with us again and again.
We all know that it is important to network with other small business owners. Therefore, support your local business associations and chambers of commerce.
I also recommend that you work with companies that can provide with business solutions, CRM tools, and training. Evernote is one of the management tools that can help you a lot.
All of these groups mentioned here are small businesses and owned by your neighbors and friends.
Let us help them and make a difference. But, do not stop when the week is over. Continue to help and support them all the time. Small businesses are the engine of our economies.
For more information about “National Small Business Week”, go to https://www.sba.gov/nsbw/nsbw and visit a small business owner near you.
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Source: https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/FAQ_March_2014_0.pdf
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, SUSB, CPS; International Trade Administration; Bureau of Labor Statistics, BED; Advocacy-funded research, Small Business GDP: Update 2002- 2010, http://www.sba.gov/advocacy/7540/42371.
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