The conference targeted small businesses, and covered everything from the economy to raising capital to SEO. Blake Christian, CPA, gave a fact-filled presentation on using tax credits to reduce the cost of everything from buying equipment to hiring staff (contact him for a copy of his presentation).
There were a couple of thoughts from the speakers that I wanted to share.
The first comes from Eloy Oakley, Superintendent-President of Long Beach City College. After citing some of the statistics on unemployment (12.2% in California for June 2010), he charged us with solving the problem. You, he said, "are the answer to growing this economy."Wow, how great was that? Let's not look to government. Let's not wait on someone else.
Instead, let's each of us take on the mission of getting more leads and selling more stuff.
I can't imagine a better way to get back to robust economic growth. How many new customers or clients do you need before hiring someone?
It made me want to sell something to somebody right on the spot!
The next speaker was California's Lt. Governor Abel Maldonado. He told the story of his own rise from farmer to City Councilmember to Mayor to State Assemblymember to State Senator to Lieutenant Governor. It was an inspirational story, and spoke to the potential in all of us.But here's my favorite part: he called for legislators to be reasonable, open-minded and pragmatic.
I think that'd be good for politics, both in Sacramento and in Washington. I know it'd be good for business.
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Its always been the small business owners job to stimulate the economy. Now if we can just get some credit....
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