Recent piece from environmental writer Ben Proffer at Change.org. Ben shares the story of his parents, “proud business owners since 1978”, and talks about the real meaning of entrepreneurship and business sense. Cross-posted from Change.org.
Already, in the few weeks since the campaign launch, more than 1,000 small businesses have stood up to the Chamber. So have 31 local chamber of commerce divisions.
One of those businesses belongs to my own parents, who have been proud business owners since 1978.
Proffer Productions has created cutting-edge communications for over thirty years. As my mother recalls, “The business was started in February of 1978, which was four months after Don and I got married. Don started the business in the upstairs of our house.” My dad had been working for a recording studio in Kansas City, MO and was presented with the opportunity to put on a trade show in La Jolla, CA on his own.
Read the full story at Change.org
