So I am trying to determine at what point small business became so "E"-business? Don't get me wrong, I think the idea of a small business having the ability to look like a major corporation to the outside world has defiantly helped in bringing back small businesses to the local economy. But, when exactly did it become almost a requirement to Facebook, Twitter, My Space, blog, and run a website just to be able to effectively open your doors for business?
I remember as a child (OK maybe a long time ago-LOL) my grandparents had a gas station, restaurant and rental properties, and I am quite sure it never occurred to them they needed to do more than put and OPEN sign in the window or run an ad in the local paper.
As a small business owner/operator you are not only droving over the financial paperwork, forcasting sales projections, managing inventory, educating customers... but you are a webmaster, writter, editor, marketing manager, and social butterfly! *GRIN*
Don't get me wrong, I REALLY enjoy my new business, and someday (hopefully) I will even get a paycheck LOL. However, I am simply in awe of the changes in my own lifetime and can not even begin to imagine business life once my children are ready to eagerly take on the business world.
-The Diaper Lady
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