The Ease of Doing Business
Last week's post on starting a business in 10 days brought a lot of discussion and I particularly loved what Erik Russell had to say about starting a business: " Too many people want to start a business in 10 days but have no plan for 10 years. It's like people who spend so much time and money on their wedding without thinking about their marriage. Yes, there are steps you have to go through because that's what responsible entrepreneurs do. Just because you have an idea doesn't mean that you have a viable business. If you are 'open today and closed tomorrow' then you probably shouldn't be in business. And those that think that a GBPA business license has no value (or is equal to a gov't license), don't know what they are talking about! There are lots of business opportunities in Freeport, just not enough people that are effective business owners with sufficient capital to start and sustain a business during the startup period (typically 2-3 ...