Angel Hernandez isn’t just a small business owner, he is a leader — and that comes with responsibilities. Small businesses don’t just worry about their bottom line, they worry about their teams and their community.
Angel Hernandez isn’t just a small business owner, he is a leader — and that comes with responsibilities. Small businesses don’t just worry about their bottom line, they worry about their teams and their community.
Every small business begins with an idea. For Clint Winter, he wanted to provide his community with high-tech, innovative roofing solutions. Free enterprise gave him the opportunity to turn his dream into a reality.
Slope’s BBQ had been a staple in their community for more than 3 decades when Angel Martinez took over. He has never asked for a handout, he just wants the government out of the way so he can focus on his business and serving his customers.
New York City voters just elected self-described socialist, Zohran Mamdani, to be their next Mayor. His campaign had a clear message: vote for me and I’ll give you free stuff. Free transportation, free groceries, free rent. Maybe if the campaign went on a few more weeks, he would’ve promised free Netflix.
The first problem with his promises is that none of this stuff is actually free. Mamdani’s free buses proposal alone would cost $800 million. If you add up the costs of all of Mamdani’s free stuff promises, you get a grand total of $7 billion – that’s more than the entire NYPD budget. Where is Mamdani going to find all this money to pay for this? Luckily for him, it’s just sitting in your pockets. Mamdani at least admits that he is going to hike taxes to pay for all of it – I think we have a different definition of the word “free”.
The other problem with Mamdani’s promises is that many of them have been tried before, and they have failed every time. State-run grocery stores? That was tried in the Soviet Union. It led to breadlines and people unable to get food because the grocery stores were empty. Venezuela also gave it a try. Same result, breadlines. They even tried this socialist scheme in Kansas City. The city pulled the plug on the project, but not before flushing tens of millions of taxpayer dollars down the drain – all for a store that operated at a significant loss and had empty shelves most days. By the time the store closed it became known around the city as a hotbed for drug dealing.
If only New Yorkers had listened to Milton Friedman’s famous quote: “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.”
When Carlos Ruiz started his business, he did it all – from manufacturing, to deliveries, to shipping, it was his responsibility. Now he leads his team at HT Metals, overseeing all operations and ensuring the vision and standards he set when he began this journey are still being lived up to, “I had a dream, I followed the dream, I figured it out – that’s what America is about.”
New York City Socialists got together at a political rally where they demanded more and more “free stuff” – but when asked how they would pay for all of it, many were stunned into silence. Free buses, free rent, and even free Netflix – that is what New York City socialists want, and you are going to pay for it whether you like it or not.
But in case you didn’t think these socialists were radical enough, they call their plans “communism lite” and when asked about the historic failures of communism, they argued “aren’t there already breadlines?”
The socialists even went as far as claim that socialism “worked” in Fidel Castro’s Cuba. Reminder: Castro jailed, tortured, and killed political prisoners.
Don’t expect a thank you for all the money you are shelling out to buy entitled New York Socialists their “free stuff”… rally goers also were see honoring Luigi Mangione, the man accused of murdering a businessman in New York.
Jeremy Legg started Atlanta Mascot Partners over 20 years ago. Today, he works with some of the biggest brands and professional sports teams in the world. He couldn’t have done it alone and says that one of the most rewarding parts of owning a business is being able to provide a good paying job.
Rising homelessness is plaguing cities across the country, and independent businesses are paying a heavy price with fewer customers willing to visit. Sameer is an independent business owner in Tucson, his restaurant is being impacted by homelessness. Sameer and entrepreneurs like him have one simple ask for city officials: work with us.