Chamber of Commerce: local, state and US on Small Business School, the series on PBS member stations.

If 70% of our businesses were to make ...

updated: May 10, 2005

A Transition To the Next Generation


This country, built on principles and ideals, must be rebirthed within every generation.



The Unique Fabric of Every Community: Good people need to be in style once again. We end where we began ... looking for the best role models and teachers among us.
Change the stats. Today over 70% of all business will fail to transition to the next generation. the intangibles, especially the goodwill, are lost forever. What would happen to the fabric our our communities if 70% of all businesses did transition to the next generation?

HELP MAKE TELEVISION THAT TEACHES

Twelve Key Ideas


1.		The national media's negative portrayal of business can be changed.

2.		Lift up more positive role models

3.		Provide more value for members

4.		Collaborate after each broadcast: Work with your local station.

5.		Use this website as your own

6.		Let no business fail for lack of help

7.		Drive local ratings up

8.		Get your PEG stations involved

9.		Be part of the 24x7 convergence

10.		Open a local small business index

11.		Reward the good; ignore the bad

12.		Help Create sustainable businesses

GOAL: All small businesses join their local Chamber and PBS-member station!




	One might guess that we would have an employment shortage overnight. And that would be true, but the backbone of the web, the convergence that makes it possible to do telemarketing in the USA from India, also makes it ever more possible for small businesses to do business around the world with employees scattered in every corner.

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	Support References: The mission and vision statatements, the first principles of the show as well as an explanation about the name, project the same attitudes in slightly different ways: 1. The Mission 2. The Vision 3. First principles of the show 4. An explanation about the name of the show