{"id":185,"date":"2018-07-15T15:31:46","date_gmt":"2018-07-15T15:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.hofferplastics.com\/?p=185"},"modified":"2025-08-08T09:17:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T14:17:36","slug":"independence-defined-in-celebration-of-small-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hofferplastics.com\/resonations-newsletter\/independence-defined-in-celebration-of-small-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Independence Defined: In Celebration of Small Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hofferplastics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/iStock-145152803-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" \/>The month of July is all about celebrating American independence.\u00a0As we enjoy food, fireworks and concerts typically brought to us by corporations, let\u2019s also celebrate the small, independent businesses that many experts consider to be the true backbone of the U.S. economy.<\/p>\n<h3>Small Businesses, Big Impact<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>There are nearly\u00a030 million small businesses\u00a0in the U.S., compared to 18\u00a0thousand larger firms (larger defined as having 500 or more employees)<\/li>\n<li>Translation:\u00a0small businesses constitute 99% of all businesses in the United States!<\/li>\n<li>Over the past 10 years, small businesses accounted for\u00a060% to 80% of all net new jobs\u00a0created in the U.S.<\/li>\n<li>Small businesses contribute\u00a033% of the total U.S. export value<\/li>\n<li>Innovation is driven by small businesses!\u00a0They generate\u00a016 times more patentsthan larger firms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>(Source for above bullets:\u00a0Small Business Association)<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>What We can Learn: What Small Businesses Do Really Well<\/h3>\n<p><strong>They\u00a0adapt quickly\u00a0and make the current operating climate work for them.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They can streamline processes and implement changes in a real-time environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"iStock-660328504\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hofferplastics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/iStock-660328504-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"iStock-660328504\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They immediately<strong>\u00a0experience, identify and address issues,<\/strong>\u00a0weak links and under performers<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"iStock-517705812\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hofferplastics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/iStock-517705812-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"iStock-517705812\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>For them, business is personal!<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Small businesses must get customer service right the first time \u2013 and every time.\u00a0They must also ensure that their employees are engaged in their work\u2026and happy!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"iStock-826040844\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hofferplastics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/iStock-826040844-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"iStock-826040844\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They are all about\u00a0<strong>high performing teams<\/strong>\u00a0and developing broad skill sets.\u00a0Both are necessities!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"iStock-857146092\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hofferplastics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/iStock-857146092-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"iStock-857146092\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They\u00a0<strong>embrace and embody diversity:<\/strong>\u00a0Hoffer Plastics&#8217; longstanding history of diversity is celebrated this month with the 51st service anniversary of employee Judy Gittings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"People of different ages and nationalities having fun together\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hofferplastics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/iStock-871518740-1.jpg\" alt=\"People of different ages and nationalities having fun together\" width=\"712\" height=\"491\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Just for Fun: Did you Know?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The vote to declare our independence from Great Britain technically happened on July 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, not July 4<sup>th<\/sup>.\n<ul>\n<li>The Declaration of Independence wasn\u2019t actually signed until August 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, 1776.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Half of the American colonists were \u201cfence sitters\u201d \u2013 people unwilling to take a position on the War.\u00a0Roughly one third remained loyal to King George.<\/li>\n<li>The U.S. Constitution is the longest surviving constitution of any nation in history.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Sources: Fox News, Biography Online, Foxtrot Alpha, BBC History<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Click here for more about America&#8217;s Small Businesses and the Revolutionary War:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sba.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.sba.gov<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biographyonline.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.biographyonline.net<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.\u00a0theamericanrevolution.org\">www.theamericanrevolution.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The month of July is all about celebrating American independence.\u00a0As we enjoy food, fireworks and concerts typically brought to us by corporations, let\u2019s also celebrate the small, independent businesses that many experts consider to be the true backbone of the U.S. economy. 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