Be an optimist. Be a small business owner.

Each episode of the television series, Small Business School, opens and closes with these words:


"Small business is about courage, risk-taking, independence, and we small business owners are survivors. Everybody has an idea for a business, but how do you take that idea from mind to market? This is the place to learn.   More...

"It's a new kind of school. Together we'll learn about business from the inside out, from the people who've done it. We'll meet the men and women who are today's pioneers and quiet heroes. Their lives are the textbooks; our classroom is the world.   More..

"Small business people are optimistic, the kind of optimism that's rooted in a great idea. We can create jobs, we can create wealth. We can make the world a better place.  More..

"I'm convinced that every adult American has an idea for a business. We take the risk, believing that this idea will work.   More..

"When you have your own business, you're free to act on those ideas. So we can't just do the ordinary; we have to do the extraordinary."   More..