Comments on: Michigan should enable entrepreneurs to pursue their ambitions without having to leave http://www.shaunanicholson.com/michigan-should-enable-entreprenuers-to-pursue-their-ambitions-without-having-to-leave/ Detroit Internet Marketing & Digital Strategy Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shauna http://www.shaunanicholson.com/michigan-should-enable-entreprenuers-to-pursue-their-ambitions-without-having-to-leave/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Shauna Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:44:42 +0000 http://shaunanicholson.com/blog/?p=82#comment-73 I'm not sure exactly how to respond to Detroit Yes comments on their site, so here's the clarification: The MI government is providing tax breaks to industry-specific initiatives, such as Film. Rather than ONLY inspiring one or a few verticals, why not encourage innovation through entrepreneurship? I’m not sure exactly how to respond to Detroit Yes comments on their site, so here’s the clarification:

The MI government is providing tax breaks to industry-specific initiatives, such as Film. Rather than ONLY inspiring one or a few verticals, why not encourage innovation through entrepreneurship?

]]> By: Shauna http://www.shaunanicholson.com/michigan-should-enable-entreprenuers-to-pursue-their-ambitions-without-having-to-leave/comment-page-1/#comment-398 Shauna Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:44:00 +0000 http://shaunanicholson.com/blog/?p=82#comment-398 I'm not sure exactly how to respond to Detroit Yes comments on their site, so here's the clarification: The MI government is providing tax breaks to industry-specific initiatives, such as Film. Rather than ONLY inspiring one or a few verticals, why not encourage innovation through entrepreneurship? I’m not sure exactly how to respond to Detroit Yes comments on their site, so here’s the clarification:

The MI government is providing tax breaks to industry-specific initiatives, such as Film. Rather than ONLY inspiring one or a few verticals, why not encourage innovation through entrepreneurship?

]]> By: Shauna http://www.shaunanicholson.com/michigan-should-enable-entreprenuers-to-pursue-their-ambitions-without-having-to-leave/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Shauna Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:11:32 +0000 http://shaunanicholson.com/blog/?p=82#comment-72 If you're interested in additional perspectives, the conversation was continued: http://www.detroityes.com/mb/showthread.php?t=1120 If you’re interested in additional perspectives, the conversation was continued: http://www.detroityes.com/mb/showthread.php?t=1120

]]> By: Shauna http://www.shaunanicholson.com/michigan-should-enable-entreprenuers-to-pursue-their-ambitions-without-having-to-leave/comment-page-1/#comment-397 Shauna Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:11:00 +0000 http://shaunanicholson.com/blog/?p=82#comment-397 If you're interested in additional perspectives, the conversation was continued: http://www.detroityes.com/mb/showthread.php?t=1120 If you’re interested in additional perspectives, the conversation was continued: http://www.detroityes.com/mb/showthread.php?t=1120

]]> By: Terry Socall http://www.shaunanicholson.com/michigan-should-enable-entreprenuers-to-pursue-their-ambitions-without-having-to-leave/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Terry Socall Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:11:00 +0000 http://shaunanicholson.com/blog/?p=82#comment-71 Shauna, Well said! I wish more entrepreneurs would publicly voice their opinions regarding doing business in Michigan. I have been in business here for 21 years and often felt like a second-class citizen, especially in financial circles. Oh, you would like a business loan or line of credit - well we need your personal guarantee even though your business has been profitable for several years. Oh, you would like a mortgage and your SELF-EMPLOYED. We need your last three years' tax returns and financial statements. If you had a JOB, we would only need a check stub or W-2. Finding assistance for non-technical, non-healthcare, non-automotive businesses has been very difficult, yet there are a lot more of these "invisible" businesses, both startups and existing, than there are the glamor ones. Besides, who has the JOB security today? Shauna,

Well said! I wish more entrepreneurs would publicly voice their opinions regarding doing business in Michigan. I have been in business here for 21 years and often felt like a second-class citizen, especially in financial circles. Oh, you would like a business loan or line of credit – well we need your personal guarantee even though your business has been profitable for several years. Oh, you would like a mortgage and your SELF-EMPLOYED. We need your last three years’ tax returns and financial statements. If you had a JOB, we would only need a check stub or W-2.

Finding assistance for non-technical, non-healthcare, non-automotive businesses has been very difficult, yet there are a lot more of these “invisible” businesses, both startups and existing, than there are the glamor ones. Besides, who has the JOB security today?

]]> By: Terry Socall http://www.shaunanicholson.com/michigan-should-enable-entreprenuers-to-pursue-their-ambitions-without-having-to-leave/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Terry Socall Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:11:00 +0000 http://shaunanicholson.com/blog/?p=82#comment-396 Shauna, Well said! I wish more entrepreneurs would publicly voice their opinions regarding doing business in Michigan. I have been in business here for 21 years and often felt like a second-class citizen, especially in financial circles. Oh, you would like a business loan or line of credit - well we need your personal guarantee even though your business has been profitable for several years. Oh, you would like a mortgage and your SELF-EMPLOYED. We need your last three years' tax returns and financial statements. If you had a JOB, we would only need a check stub or W-2. Finding assistance for non-technical, non-healthcare, non-automotive businesses has been very difficult, yet there are a lot more of these "invisible" businesses, both startups and existing, than there are the glamor ones. Besides, who has the JOB security today? Shauna,

Well said! I wish more entrepreneurs would publicly voice their opinions regarding doing business in Michigan. I have been in business here for 21 years and often felt like a second-class citizen, especially in financial circles. Oh, you would like a business loan or line of credit – well we need your personal guarantee even though your business has been profitable for several years. Oh, you would like a mortgage and your SELF-EMPLOYED. We need your last three years’ tax returns and financial statements. If you had a JOB, we would only need a check stub or W-2.

Finding assistance for non-technical, non-healthcare, non-automotive businesses has been very difficult, yet there are a lot more of these “invisible” businesses, both startups and existing, than there are the glamor ones. Besides, who has the JOB security today?

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