Reply #18: I have no intention of

[Coyote_Bandit]

starting a business that will require me to have even a single full-time employee - though I am not averse to eventually having a couple of part-time (10 hour a week or less) workers. Nor do I have any desire to grow a small start-up into something larger.

I really think that I can do better working for myself than I have ever done working for someone else. And while I have no objection to providing employment opportunities for others I will not assume the responsibility of providing someone else's livlihood. If I do start this business it will be to provide my own livlihood not to build a business empire. And I will continue to live the same frugal lifestyle I have been forced to adopt during my extended unemployment.

One of my greatest disappointments in the Obama administration stimulus package was that greater funding was not made available for small businesses. It was a lost opportunity IMHO - but not surprising given the President's decided corporate loyalties.

I am well acquainted with several small business owners (and the long hours they keep) and I make a conscious effort to avoid the big box stores and national chains. I encourage everyone I know to do likewise.