Ravi
Diamond Member
None apply here.A lot of real small businessmen (owners/operators of businesses with less than $50 million of gross annual revenue; usually MUCH less) post on the board. Some others make comments that make me wonder. So in the spirit of tongue-in-cheek, I start a list of things a small businessman would have experienced. Please feel free to comment and add to the list. Enjoy!
You really are a small businessman if
1. You have been turned down for a bank loan. At least seven times.
2. You have financed payroll with an American Express card.
3. You have overpaid your taxes by inflating your net income so that your tax return will show enough to qualify you for a business loan.
4. You are hounded to join the BBB.
5. 70% of your mail is a request for donations.
6. 20% of your mail is past due notices.
7. 9% of your mail is advertising for fly-by-night business schemes.
8. 1% of your mail is a check which has been lost in the post office for six weeks.
9. You realize that balance sheets don't.
10. Your dog growls at you when you return home at 1:00 A.M.
Any others?