Small business is growing at a faster pace this year, and it is being fueled by a down economy that is forcing the average person to find a means of survival. Sites like B2BeTrader are spurring the growth of these small businesses. They are helping to reduce high startup costs by putting valuable used equipment on the market. Because they aren’t spending nearly as much, small businesses are staying profitable.
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Some have gone so far as to say the numbers represent a fundamental shift in the economy itself. Big businesses are moving away from a model where they make long term hires. To save money, corporations have been hiring freelancers and temporary staff to fill in the gaps. Many people are “gigging” in addition to running other businesses. It seems that nation is learning the value of diversifying when it comes to being employed and getting paid.
An individual might have a few freelance gigs such as; photography business, an ice cream truck, and some mobile applications on the app store to boot. Anything goes when it gets increasingly difficult to find long term paid positions. Small business is not exactly growing because people want to become entrepreneurs, it is growing out of a need to survive in a rough economic climate.
Another recent trend is the shift away from buying new. Small business owners usually cannot afford brand new equipment. They are still small, so every little bit of revenue counts. Thankfully, there are sites like B2BeTrader where they can go to find other small businesses selling their excess assets including medical equipment, office equipment, heavy machinery equipment etc. With a platform like B2BeTrader, business owners can reduce the cost of entry into the market. It is part of the reason why small business growth has been accelerating so much over the past few years.
“We realize people are in a pinch these days,” Jovan Haye, the CEO of B2BeTrader said. “Not everybody wants to become an entrepreneur or a small business owner, but this is the reality we’re faced with. Companies aren’t hiring as much anymore. They will soon, but in the meantime we’re just trying to help some of these smaller companies get back up on their feet and moving. The ability to find practically any piece of used equipment online is huge for them. It’s the lubricant that will speed up the economy and get it back on track.”
Could it mean a reversal of this new trend? Will some of these smaller companies eventually grow to the size where they can afford to hire full time employees and buy brand new equipment? “Maybe it will,” Jovan said, “and we would be all for it. The way we see it, there will always be a market for used equipment. Now it’s a bigger market than ever, but even when the economy gets back up to speed, we’ll still see a lot of small businesses forming. That’s going to require low-cost equipment. There’s just no way around it.”
Economists are not nearly as grim about the economic predictions this year. It really does look like the U.S. will see some growth, and many people will get their jobs back. Now that Americans have more small businesses than ever, it is possible that the nation is on the edge of a fundamental shift in the way business works. The nation might have to accept that it is living in a much more fragmented world, a world where starting a small business is just as normal as taking a stable job at a corporation. It is hard to tell now, but at least the numbers are looking positive.
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Ramon Alvarado
B2Betrader LLC
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