It's not easy starting a business

Sure, businesses that exist now are set, even they might eventually fail.

The president of the United States, or more exactly the guy running for the presidency, sure likes to talk a lot about how he'd like to help jump start the economy and create new jobs for Americans. But the truth is, most of the jobs that exist in this country are from small- to medium-sized countries. We'd like to lay a heavy burden on General Motors, General Electric, IBM, and all those guys, to create new jobs to keep the economy running. But the truth
is, the small businesses, and even the mid-size businesses, provide jobs that far outnumber the jobs that even Ford could provide.

Sure, places like McDonald's and AMC Theatres provide jobs despite being large business. Of course, those are the kinds of jobs that are interchangeable with small business. Of course I could provide services like fast food, large screen movie projection, and gasoline, but if I were to provide that under my own banner, and not by one under the vision of someone like Ray Kroc, then the government considers me a small business.

I could provide car service as Holcomb Car Care, instead of Meineke, Holcomb Video instead of Blockbuster Video, Holcomb Car Dealership instead of Ford Motor Company Car Dealership. The difference between me and them is, I'd probably only run one store, one shop, one dealershiip. And I'd only affect the economy on the municipal level.

Speaking of which, it's time for me to get to the point. You can talk about helping the economy. Most of the time, it's small business. Meaning that you'd have to file a fictitious business name, get a license, sign a lease, open shop, get supplies and equipment, open a bank account, hire help (if necessary), and the list goes on. If you've ever opened your own place, you exactly what I'm talking about.

But it all hinges on several key factors. Mainly, zoning. If you want open a place that relates to auto repair, you have to make sure that the building is zoned for it. You want to open a restaurant, not only must it be zoned, but you have to have running water, food storage, and an inspection by the county health board. Hospital or health care? I'm not sure, but if anyone who works in that area would care to enlighten me, I'm all ears.

Plus, business that deals with hazerdous materials, like chrome plating, must deal with agencies like the EPA.

Yes, you can start a business, but the president, or any other national leader, would almost be powerless to help. One must deal with (mostly) local, municipal, county, and state bureaucratic red tape, hurdles, and loops. Maybe a little national (EPA, FTC, and FCC) meddling, but mostly maintained withing the meager bounds of the home state.

If you want to vent about business frustrations, I freely encourage an open and reasonable discussion, here or elsewhere.