Questions for a small business owner? 10 POINTS?

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Barton Morfee: You are suppose to INTERVIEW a small business owner. Interviewing does not mean submitting a questionnaire on yahoo. Look around your neighborhood for a small business and contact them for an interview. This means you go IN PERSON, dressed like a professional.

Joni Ziak: 1) No, it is an S corporation to protect my personal assets.2) If you ar! e a micro manager, it can be great. If you are a control freak, it can be great, but there are days that I really ask myself this question. You don't own a business, it can easily own you. It has been very rewarding to watch it grow.3)Paperwork, little free time, always on call, financial worries, no paid vacations or sick leave.4) Small businesses employ a lot of people in this country and provide valuable services.5) When I started my business, I got help from SCORE.org. They probably receive some federal funding.6) Rent.7) No, but I am also self employed in my other business. My other business is paying my personal bills while this business is paying off its loan.8) Yes, the business is growing well in this poor economy.9) Yes, part time only, but I do anticipate needing more as the business continues to grow in the next year.10) No. Sorry, unfamiliar with them.Intro: My original business is as a farrier. I had come to the conclusion that I will not be able to sh! oe horses full time when I am sixty years old. My husband and! I have a farrier supply business as the "retirement" plan. We are starting our 5th year of that business. Currently either myself, my husband, or one part time employee (or a combination of those) are in the storefront. I do anticipate eventually needing 2 people in the store at all times. We sell to walk-ins, phone orders and internet orders. We do ship.TO CURIOUS: Sorry, I did not mean to offend you or to make light of this assignment. My answers are obviously not the in depth answers one would receive during a personal interview, and there are no follow up questions and answers. I think any teacher would be able to determine fairly easily that this is not an in depth personal interview. (In response to following e-mail received from Curious: "It was inappropriate for you to answer the question from the student to interview a small business professional. The assignment was to INTERVIEW a small business professional. This means contact someone and go interview ! the person in person. It does not mean POST a questionnaire on a Y!A.")...Show more