My Small Business Manifesto

I believe my small business is a rational expression of my core beliefs in freedom and service. I embrace free-market, entrepreneurialism, capitalism, the freedom of running a small business. The freedom to work to advance my own goals, which means freedom from working to advance someone else’s goals…Running my own life- instead of having my life run by others; a boss, big corporations, a big government, any who wish to make me subservient to serve their interests. I reject slavery in all it’s forms: corporate consumerism, personal consumer debt, or politician’s greed for power. Although an  independent person, I know that I am also part of a society. I don’t at all mind paying taxes when I know that I’m paying for infrastructure, a legal system with laws that protect me, police and fire protection- anything that supports the free environment in which we live and work and worship as we choose. Although I receive much from society, I don’t think I’m entitled to ask a lot  from society. We all benefit by the patriotism and the hard work of past generations, which we can only repay forward. We are also a naturally confident people. We need to be reminded that we can do anything we put our mind and hand to. We create and invent opportunities for the world. American SMALL business (20 and fewer employees) is the greatest economic wealth producing engine in the history of the planet! Politicians only seem to get in our way. I vote for a government which does not actively work against me and against those who do. I seek the protection from harm by my government as my birthright. Our system of self-government was designed to protect us FROM government, we need to limit it’s power over us before it’s too late. I fight those who serve only their own need for power at my expense. Remember, they work for us, not the other way around. I believe in the freedom to work and earn financial security, without being punished if you earn more than a figure some pinhead thinks is too much.

I believe we should each focus on our core, on the things that are important. I’m building my small business by helping others grow theirs. I serve my own self-interest by serving others. Taking care of my family, being a friend, having good and decent friends of my own choosing. I try not to imitate, or be lead by others. I try to think for myself in a cool and deliberate manner, not to act out of fear. I seek to be positive, not just find fault with everything as some do. I believe in the numerous benefits of hard work. I am conscientious. I pay my bills. I don’t seek to blame others for the misfortunes of life, I’d rather just get busy fixing. I know that to make my life bear fruit, not consume itself, to not waste it, I can only achieve this by learning how to give it. If these things make me a “square”, then I wear that badge with honor. I believe we each have something special to give to the world and it’s our job to find out what that talent is. Whatever your small  business does- do that!, with all your energy, and outsource the rest. Stick to your core. Strip away all the nonsense and distractions, all the superfluous crap. Lighten your baggage. Do what YOU do best. Be remarkable, conquer your fear. Serve your customer. Free yourself, free your limited time and energy, to grow and prosper. Our time here is short. It’s time to get busy living. It’s time to grow.