This blog is for you.

I've grown up in a small business.

Both of my parents own their own businesses. My dad owns his own construction company and my mom opened a gift store in 1992 while working full time for a large corporation near my hometown. Their work ethic is unparalleled. I am incredibly proud to belong to them. 

So, when I say I've grown up in a small business, I mean it quite literally.

I also come from a great community. One that is reminiscent of Andy Griffith's Mayberry. A small town where everyone knows your name & how you're doing. But even so, I've noticed that it seems some people view local, small business as a “community project” of sorts. Something to “give to” on Small Business Saturday that, otherwise, exists to decorate the sidewalks of their downtown Main Street.

There are basic misunderstandings about small businesses, how they operate and why they exist. This blog is intended to explore those myths and provide a factual, realistic answer to them.


This blog is for you: a small business owner.


It is intended to create a safe space where you can grapple with those
hard-to-balance issues of running a business in a small community. It openly acknowledges and gives answers to stereotypes and misunderstandings you battle every day. It is designed to empower you with a renewed sense of purpose.  

I believe small business matters.
I believe it shapes lives & can be a vehicle to serve its community the best. 
I believe a small business can both fulfill a dream & support a family.

Admittedly, I do not know everything, but I do believe my life experience has offered me a better understanding of a small, family owned business than the “average Joe.”

Long Live Small Business.