Put out fires or prevent them? Small business owners struggle for balance

Succession planning, retirement planning, growing the business -- owners find it hard to work ON the business when they're IN the business.

By Alan Goforth | April 25, 2022 at 10:31 AM

woman in wheelchair with colleagues behind her

Small business is the engine that drives the U.S. economy, accounting for 65 percent of all net new jobs created in the past two decades and employing 61 million people. The challenge for owners is balancing short-term demands with long-term planning.

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