Fri 29 Aug 2008
If You Can’t Make It In America……You Can’t Make It Anywhere!
Posted by RichSlick under Observations
[3] Comments
You’ve probably heard the expresssion, “if you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere…” which implies that if you can become successful in New York city then you’ll have the skill an aptitude to make it anywhere in the world.
As I’ve traveled the world this year I come to a simple conclusion, if you can’t make it in America, you can’t make it anywhere!
There is no place anywhere in the world where it’s so easy to get a home loan, credit card loan or small business loan to start a business. In most states in the US, filling out a simple piece of paper affords you the right to run almost any kind of business.
Contrast this with the endless bureaucracy of India’s business forms, processes and taxation or the capital deprived and militant countries of Africa or the oppressive regimes in the middle east hostile toward anything western and you finally begin to truly appreciate the business opportunities in America.
Have a great Labor Day weekend!
3 Responses to “ If You Can’t Make It In America……You Can’t Make It Anywhere! ”
Comments:
Leave a Reply
Trackbacks & Pingbacks:
-
Trackback from
August 30th, 2008 at 11:06 pmPersonal Finance Buzz…
Your story was featured in Personal Finance Buzz! Please visit and promote your article….
August 31st, 2008 at 12:46 pm
I gotta tell you – that’s a very narrow world view. I travel a lot internationally on business and there are plenty of places in the world where folks can and do succeed big time. There are even examples of very, VERY supportive government programs internationally to make folks succeed. Think Dubai, Israel, Hong-Kong, Scandinavian countries and many other places that have phenomenal business environments and conditions for success.
That’s not to say that the U.S. is a bad place. The U.S. economy is highly competitive and offers a lot of opportunities for business and individuals, but I am tired of categorical and unsupported claims that “the U.S. is the best” or that something is “only possible in the U.S.”
The U.S. is great, but there are many other places that offer similar opportunities.
August 31st, 2008 at 6:52 pm
In what capacity are you talking about? Of course there are businesses all over the world but have YOU tried to open one in a foreign country? Have YOU tried to outsource and/or hire employees in these countries. It is a nightmare!
The only places that come close to simplicity in starting a business is Singapore, Hong Kong and perhaps Dubai but Singapore is a quasi police state where chewing gum will get you arrested. Hong Kong is moving the route of police state thanks to the turnover to China from the British.
Dubai has hostility toward Americans. I’ve BEEN there recently, I KNOW the mindset!
Yes there are always government programs and exceptions, too bad you have to waste a great deal of time and resources to find them.