The world did change on September 11, 2001.
An age of innocence and complacency ended.
Where terrorism is the weapon of the weak (in mind and spirit),
we (and all free and democratic people of the world) must be strong.

As the events were unfolding, Hattie asked, "What can I do (... being outside our country's leadership)?" And in her own way, Hattie is responding. She is speaking out. She is telling these stories of remarkable people in conferences and conventions throughout the country and every week on television. She is telling the stories of people who freely risk their time and sometimes their fortunes to pursue a dream, to be insightful, to create something of value virtually from nothing, and, then to create an abundance so they can share it, market it, and even sell it.

That is business.

If, in the transaction of money, the baseline actions are not driven by value creation, it is not a business; it is exploitation or worse.

Let the intolerable acts of September 11, 2001 spark a new revolution, where we as a people look deeply within ourself and seek a new ground, a higher ground, where we resolve to rediscover our best and most resourceful self, and show our best possible face to the nations. Hollywood and much of commercial television are showing the world our worst face; and people who have never traveled beyond their borders, tend to believe what they see on that television or movie screen in their home towns.

Our nation and our global civilization need each of us to be ever more thoughtful, to understand the shallowness of our television culture that is being exported, and to demonstrate to the world that we reject any and all forms of exploitation, and that we are calling all people to be ever more productive and more creative.

As a global community, we believe we are all on a new path as a people to understand what will be required of us -- insight, resoluteness, discipline, braveness and respect -- as we begin to learn the names and faces of the six billion people on this, our tiny planet village within a vast and largely unknown universe.

Our television show is about people who are on such a path. Each episode of the show is a story about people who have discovered their special gifts for creating something of value; they have built a business around those gifts and have become quite successful; and they have become very generous. They have created jobs, they have created wealth and they have made the world a better place. We not only believe these people are examples for all of us, we also believe we are all ultimately capable of doing what these people have done.

To unleash such creativity and productivity all around the world is our mission and goal.

Over 99% of all business is small business. Small business employs up to 60% of all working people.

Small business and family businesses produce over 70% of the Gross National Product. Small business creates 75% of all new jobs and 100% of all NET NEW jobs. Plus, over 300 of the largest 1000 biggest businesses are still privately held. These are family businesses that have grown very large.

We have economic depth that has been largely misunderstood.

The stock markets in the USA represent less than 1% of all businesses.

There are over 25 million businesses in the USA. There are just over 3000 listed on the New York Stock Exchange, 5000 on the NASDAQ, and 1000 on the AMEX. OTC (Over the Counter or penny stock) represent less than 4000 businesses.

To grasp these figures, and to recognize the role of small business, the least reported and least understood part of our economy, is to grasp the enormous depth of the American economic engine.

Let us unite, be more productive, more creative, and let us lead the world beyond these intolerable acts and all forms of exploitation.

-Bruce Camber, Executive producer

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