As a small businessperson, you have no greater leverage than the truth.
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The truth is that most small businesses will not succeed and you need to be emotionally prepared for this.
Legitimate small businesses are put at a huge competitive disadvantage when bad actors lie about their small business status and don't play by the rules.
I think you've got to have your feet planted firmly on the ground, especially in this business, and you must not believe things that are said or written about you, because everything gets out of proportion one way or the other.
Small business is the backbone of America.
It's tough for people to get into business, especially a small business.
As any small business owner knows, starting a business is not glamorous work.
As you grow in this business, you learn how to do more with less.
It's an error in judgment to bounce into starting a small business before you cash in on building a strong foundation.
You can't run a business just by selling one thing.
Small-business customers are very conservative and very cheap. We don't have to explain ourselves for the most part.