Perhaps you remember the small local business owner, like Mom and Pops hardware instead of Home Depot, or Mr. Jones and his corner grocery instead of Walmart. Lets not forget the small local farmer. They knew you and your family by first name, and would have been too embarrassed to sell you contaminated food or inferior products. It would have ruined their standing in the community. The local banker and his family lived in the community where he worked, and was careful he didn't destroy it.
Big companies stepped in offering a bigger variety of products at lower prices....better deals. Little did we know the consequences as we shopped at "the Big Ones". Oh yes in the beginning they offered great service, products and good prices. Notice how that changed after wiping out the little guy...cheap products with built in attrition, contaminated food and toys, fraudulent bank deals. After all they know you only as a number...much like "Big Uncle Sam" who favors "Big" over you .
Ah but there is good news! Notice how many of the recently laid off are starting small business again? Yes, and with our support they will start hiring . They are "to little to let fail".
Favorable change has never come from the top down. Why would they want to relinquish all that money and power to the little guy. But well do they know the lessons of all the great leaders like Martin Luther King, Gandhi and the many heroes of 9/11 and Katrina: Change comes from the people up. The power is always in our hands unless we give it away.
By Roma Cox
- Past owner of Custom Interiors by Roma (construction industry with 4 employees), which was opened in 1984 and closed Nov. 3 2008.
- Currently owner of Ring Around the Phonics which you can learn more about in the contributors section of this blog under RC. Please feel free to check out my website there.
- Husband recently started CIBR, Inc a lawn and home service business
Also represented in another article on this blog is Cognito Farms a small local organic farmer: http://www.cognitofarm.com/
If you are a small business owner, please post here so I can support you.
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