...The Shutdown

I guess this year will be known for THE SHUTDOWN. Our government was shut down, causing a ripple effect across our country and all over the world.  I have no desire to discuss politics (like the democrats or republicans are at fault) but rather look at this like a business. 

It’s pretty safe to assume that if any of us who work regular jobs or own our own businesses could not balance our budgets, or could not negotiate or work with people we did not like, we probably would not keep our jobs or businesses for very long.  So how is it that the people who are elected by us and supposedly work on our behalf are not held accountable when they don’t do their jobs?

It has been amazing to me to watch the blame go back and forth and with no talk of solving the real problem and in this case just delaying it for a few more months. It’s as if one side gives in to something they lose- no I think that’s called compromise.  All of us compromise on a daily basis. We have to work with people we don’t like or we work with people who drop the ball and don’t do what they promised, yet none of us refuse to work or make sure our businesses stay up and running.  

Washington could learn a lot from spending some time with real people- people who run their own business. When you are the one making sure that everything is done in a small business- then everything gets done.  You don’t have time to sit around and fight with others or refuse to work on the issues.  If our politicians could only think like a small business owner and be held accountable, then there would never be a SHUTDOWN.  

Suzanne Cormier

Executive Director

BizWorks (Small Business Incubator)

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