Nightmares and Statistics
It is said that owning one’s own business is the American Dream. I don’t believe that’s true. Roland majored in business and would like to start up a business and has had that desire for as long as I’ve known him. The problem is that over 90% of those who try their hand at business don’t succeed with keeping said business open. Over 90%! Holy Cow! That is not a dream! That is a nightmare! We have been in Myrtle Creek only four years and have seen several businesses come and go - not that Myrtle Creek is the booming establishment of getting one’s business started. But still . . . opening a business, regardless of location, seems like such a gamble to me. It has never nor will ever be my dream. And yet it doesn’t seem satisfying to collect a paycheck on somebody else’s dream. ...