Jobs in the U.S.
Mar 14th, 2010 by Vinny
Lets all start brainstorming. We need to start exporting goods, and creating jobs. What industries can we compete in? Arizona was almost entirely construction based, which as we all know has all but stopped. I re-hab houses and add value to neighborhoods, but we are only employing about 10 people through our contractors. That doesn’t count the amount of money we have dumped into home depots, carpet places, etc.
What are we to do America? Come on, think! We have some of the brightest people in the world, undoubtedly the most successful businessmen.
The commercial real estate market is falling right now, so I could forsee in the next year rents dropping dramatically for retail space, are you thinking about starting up a small business? Now is the best time ever to do so. Consumers are spending, there are alot of qualified people looking for work, and rents, well you can negotiate that to a 6 month freebee with tenant improvements!
So maybe thats the ticket, start your small businesses. What about financing you say, well yeah that is a huge concern. There are ways to get capital, the SBA is creating a waiting list for loans, micro-lenders are popping up, I know two off the top of my head that are lending to new business entrepreneurs.
Lets get a move on, there are great resources out there like Club Entrepreneur, which meets all the time. SCORE.org can help you get started, sba.gov.
I am going to start writing about my journey into a residential re-hab business. It can be a great business to be in, there is alot of work but the rewards are there.
Stay tuned, and for now, start a business! Entrepreneurs are the answer.
