Guy Coffey tells corporate workers to spend five to ten hours exploring small business ownership. He argues it benefits you, your family, and your community, sharing how supporting a neighborhood spice shop strengthened his local ties.
Well, yeah. If you've been thinking about— if you're in corporate America or corporate Canada or wherever you're listening and you've dreamt about trying your own thing, you owe it to yourself and your family to at least go down the path. It's just time and effort. It's not going to cost you much. There's so much available information. Please just invest in yourself and spend 5 hours, 10 hours going down the path to learn more. I truly believe that small business ownership— I know this sounds grandiose, but I truly believe it makes the world a better place, brings people awareness of the codependency. I always give the example, there's a spice shop right down the road. Like, I'm not a cook or anything like that, but I visit the spice shop and I buy rubs there because I want the spice shop people to be there for other people and for my neighborhood. Plus, the rub is pretty darn tasty. It sure is.
