Hey, Washington! Legislate This & Help Save Small Businesses

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Linda Mac Dougall

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Mac Dougall Consulting for Disabilities, LLC
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Answered on September 28th, 2020

Fifteen years ago, I saw the coming baby boomer market and have worked all these years to catch it.  I have struggled with income all those years but was finally seeing a green light this year as retirement homes were finally welcoming my business.  Then AB5 and Covid.  I have never made enough to add to such a fund.  Additionally, I am now seventy-two.

Overall, yes, a promising idea.  Specifically, for me, it wouldn't have worked.  Will it also be a plan for when laws change and tear asunder your business model as AB5 did to me and many others?  Will it help with the expensive pivots that these devastatinglaws demand you to make to survive?  What exactly will it cover?



Your situation is more typical than you think. Chasing a too distant future without short and intermediate term financial plans for survival TO that long term leads to failure. Government programs frequently fail because they do incorporate the reality that you just described. Get some people like Mr. DiPalma (above) to advise you. Built a mastermind group, board of advisors, or whatever you choose to call it, to enhance your chances of success. Once you have a successful business, IT will support you. Then, after the business has sufficient reserves, YOU can build YOUR personal wealth.
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