Entrepreneurs and small businesspeople who employ others often - and for good reason - take their role as an employer very seriously. They feel responsible to the people who work for them, in terms of providing not only and income for the present, but in providing a vehicle to a prosperous and secure future as well. Very often in a small business the employees become part of the family, and decisions are made often with their best interests in mind instead of the owner or entrepreneur's interests. This is a very noble approach, but it is also not a very realistic one.

As the economy declines and businesses everywhere struggle to cope with declining revenues and increasing costs, difficult decisions must either be made or are on the horizon. Because the cost of labor - and related expenses such as taxes, health care, and a laundry list of other benefits -is one of the most expensive items on a profit loss statement, when businesses are forced to reduce costs, it is often necessary to start with employees. Even though from an operational or financial perspective it is the right thing to do, many entrepreneurs and small-business owners have a very difficult time with it. Firing an employee or handing out pink slips is never an easy or enjoyable task.

Making hard decisions is one of the things an entrepreneur or small-business person must do on a daily basis. The decision to let an employee go - particularly a long-term or highly valued one - is a very difficult decision to make. Nevertheless if the survival of the business is at stake, it is a step that one simply has to make. For this reason, many entrepreneurs who feel the need to help other people are doing it in a different way. They have realized that particularly in today's economy, being an employer is a challenging role. Instead, they are moving to a situation where they can provide advice and assistance to people without actually employing them. By creating a virtual team of like-minded people who are all working toward a common goal, the same satisfaction can be derived as one would get from employing people, without the financial commitment and the emotional challenges.

Very often, network marketing opportunities provide this type of solution. An organization formed of like-minded entrepreneurs each responsible for his or her own destiny, yet working together to achieve a common goal, can provide a very powerful and viable solution to facing the current economic challenges.

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