Five Reasons Small Business Will Weather the Downturn

by Daria Steigman on May 7, 2009

My new column is out. The Small Business Edge: Why Solopreneurs and Small Businesses Will Weather the Downturn, looks at why I believe that small business has a big edge in this economy. Five quick reasons:

  • Innovation
  • Networks
  • Competition
  • Nimbleness
  • Flexibility

You can read the full column here. Then please come back and let’s talk in the comments about what you think. Do solopreneurs, entrepreneurs, and small businesses have an edge? And what have you done to weather the downturn?

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1 Janis Johnson May 14, 2009 at 12:19 pm

Hi, Daria, your article is right-on, timely and aligned with my “thinking”, so glad to be connected through your writing. I’ve noted it on my Thumbnail Marketing blog today and added you to my blogroll at http://www.jjohnsoncommunication.com/blog/.

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