The textbook states that business is the “profit-making activity that provides products and services to satisfy human needs” (4).  Business is something that does more then just make things happen, its more then a job or an occupation.  Businesses tend to be built on passion and desire for improvement.  Businesses are rooted from an individuals desire to improve or to change personal circumstances.  As a business owner and one who promotes the establishment of new business I think business goes far beyond the norms of what our dictionaries say.  Business is about building relationships with individuals and communities.  Business is the way that we create a better world, improve our communities, invent new technology and work to make a difference in the lives of individuals.  For a mayor or governor, their business is to run a city or state, ideally they are working for the people of those communities within their city or state.  For the non-profit organization that builds baseball fields and establishes leagues to accommodate kids with disabilities, business is improving the lives of those children and their families.  Perhaps for the larger corporation such as Walmart, business might mean more profit through consumption of more market.

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Many find the present economy unpleasant, and as the percentage of unemployed Americans increases, wonder when they can expect to see a change.  Expert Economists, business analysts, presidential committees, and associations such as the Small Business Association (SBA) Read more »

I have had this word Legacy running through my mind constantly for the past 24 hours or so and I am wondering what my legacy will be? What will I leave for my children? Years after my death will colleges use my life, my business for a case study? Will business owners look to my legacy as an example or model to follow in establishing and developing their own businesses?

I am 27 years old, no formal education beyond High School, I currently am attending a community college, I own and operate my own business, of which I am content with but not completely satisfied with. I feel that there is more, more to do, more opportunities to be had. I wonder about my future and the decisions I am making today and how they will impact my legacy.

Why is this so important to me? For starters I have always had dreams of being “important”, meaning I want to be someone of authority someone with answers to peoples problems, I want to be a “household name”. Not in the sense that General Electric is, but more like Apple and Stephan Covey. I want to help people in important ways like Apple and Covey have. Apple is revolutionizing technology providing great tools for families, students and business. Covey has helped thousands of people change their lives, improve their families and enhance their businesses. His legacy will go on for years after his death, people will be using his profound ideas to solve problems and change things for decades to come!
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I have thought about this for a long time, and now that we are coming up on the one year mark of Obama as our Nations President I am convinced that the millions of dollars he spent during and prior to campaigning and the election on social media and web based ads were by far the most effective dollars he could have spent.
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