A recent survey of small business owners by Citibank generated a flurry of news stories last week, similar to this one, whose headline blared that more than half of business owners have gone without pay; a quarter of them for a year or more. This is probably news to only those who don't own a small business. Owning a business -- especially in its formative years -- is not the path to Easy Street that those who don't own or run a business may assume. Asked to name a movie that epitomizes the small business lifestyle, it surely would not be
Cinderella men (and women)
Cinderella men (and women)
Cinderella men (and women)
A recent survey of small business owners by Citibank generated a flurry of news stories last week, similar to this one, whose headline blared that more than half of business owners have gone without pay; a quarter of them for a year or more. This is probably news to only those who don't own a small business. Owning a business -- especially in its formative years -- is not the path to Easy Street that those who don't own or run a business may assume. Asked to name a movie that epitomizes the small business lifestyle, it surely would not be