imreallyperplexed
Council Member
I ask this because the starting a business and expanding a business really involve different sets of questions. Starting a business requires thinking about business development. Getting established and developing a regular revenue stream in the face of on-going costs is very hard to do (and not something that - contrary to Romney rhetoric - individuals do all by themselves.) If you are expanding your business, you are usually already established and have a steady revenue stream and have a pretty good handle on your recurring costs. Different businesses have different perspectives on growth. Expanding a business tends to increase the complexity of operations and makes managing the business harder. It often requires more bureaucracy. A lot of small established businesses (privately owned) are not particularly interested in growth (and thus won't create jobs). Big publicly-traded corporations often grow by expanding into new regions (e.g. Starbucks or Wal-Mart), doing new product development or engaging in acquistions or mergers. But ultimately, business expansion depends on a growth in demand that needs to be supplied and can cover the costs.
This is the stuff that I wonder about as a business person. Though I can see how Mitt's five point economic plan may benefit a handful of businessmen, the ones that finance his campaign, I don't see how he his plans will help small businesses (whether start-ups or established) or generate lots of middle-class wage jobs. And without a rebound by the middle class, growth will continue to sputter. I think that I know enough that I could find ways to make a buck - maybe a lot of bucks - under Mitt. But though I might do well, I think that the country as a whole would stagnate and decline. I'd rather see the country prosper and me earn a somewhat more modest ROI. I am doing fine. (BTW, I don't agree with everything that Barack Obama does but he is not an "enemy of small businessmen" or unwilling to listen to the problems of business people like me,
This is the stuff that I wonder about as a business person. Though I can see how Mitt's five point economic plan may benefit a handful of businessmen, the ones that finance his campaign, I don't see how he his plans will help small businesses (whether start-ups or established) or generate lots of middle-class wage jobs. And without a rebound by the middle class, growth will continue to sputter. I think that I know enough that I could find ways to make a buck - maybe a lot of bucks - under Mitt. But though I might do well, I think that the country as a whole would stagnate and decline. I'd rather see the country prosper and me earn a somewhat more modest ROI. I am doing fine. (BTW, I don't agree with everything that Barack Obama does but he is not an "enemy of small businessmen" or unwilling to listen to the problems of business people like me,