jacob12
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Post by jacob12 on Nov 28, 2018 8:04:41 GMT
So ?
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Post by tayyab on Nov 28, 2018 8:05:23 GMT
Yes...yes..yes, and double yes. I could go on and on about why America needs to focus on small businesses, but to ignite an awesome discussion, let me first hear from someone who disagrees with me.
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jacob12
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Post by jacob12 on Nov 28, 2018 8:05:31 GMT
I don’t necessarily disagree, but for the sake of discussion, why do you feel that way?
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Post by tayyab on Nov 28, 2018 8:05:39 GMT
A small business is started by someone who is skilled at what they do. If they hire someone, they will teach that individual everything they know to make them the most proficient and efficient employee possible. The backbone of the U.S. was small businesses in the 1700's and early 1800's. In those days, a young man would learn a trade by serving an apprenticeship. Once he was a "journeyman", he either stayed on with his employer; making an excellent wage, or he struck out on his own. In either case, he was highly skilled and his services were in high demand. This is in deep contrast with today's corporations, where employees are nothing more than a "number", and "profit" (not quality) is all that matters.
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Post by jacob12 on Nov 28, 2018 8:05:49 GMT
The counterexample is that a small business doesn't get the economy of scale in training employees than a large one does. It also doesn't get that scale in building tools to improve its employees' productivity, so it relies only only off-the-shelf tools, which are less specialised to the business's task, and so aren't as effective. I would be much less productive if I left my job at a large tech company, and tried to do the same thing at a startup.
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Post by PISTON1246 on Dec 4, 2018 20:13:25 GMT
I made $20 an hour selling juice before.
"Big business" never hired me. I can not say I made more money with them.
Have you ever been trained by big business before?
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