It's Small Business Week - Small Business Deserves Our Attention!

Cheers To Small Business - It's Small Business Week!

Having been a #small business owner for most of my 46 years in the workforce, I

have a tremendous respect for the guts, talent, creativity, endurance and optimism that's required for the small business to survive!

What's So Important about the Small Business? 

According to the Small Business Administration (SBA) - There are between 20 to 30 million small businesses in the U.S., depending on who you ask. They employ almost 60 percent of the nation’s workforce. They pay 44 percent of the country’s payrolls.

Quote About Small Business - "Like any small business owner, I experienced the pressures of building a company from the ground up - developing a business plan, balancing the books, meeting payroll and building a customer base." Gavin Newsom, Lt. Gov. CA.

Things to Remember About Small Businesses - Forbes Magazine reminds us: "Local business owners are more likely to give back to your community. Beyond actual dollars being kept within your local community – which is significantly higher when dollars are spent at a local business vs. corporate one – small business owners are also more likely to 'do good' for your community, as well. Small businesses deliver community character and economic advantages to the town they are positioned in, but also strengthen partnerships among neighbors, residents, other small business owners, community leaders and even schools by offering social and economic relationships. Many also support local causes, creating even more good within a community".
Helping Small Business? - Rather than make suggestions about how you can better help small business, we at ExclusivePurchases.com (specifically our section on "Business Solutions") and BenefitPlace.biz (a website that assists in making the Insurance and

Benefits Industries more accessible, efficient and cost-effective) - both of which are being re-vamped - we are going to dedicate more time and focus to small businesses! As ourselves a small business, we realize that the small business owners have special needs and that business and personal decisions are often intertwined. We're going to make a committed effort to be of assistance!
We welcome your ideas on how to assist small businesses - Please comment or email - phil@exclusivepurchases.com