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🗓️ 7 October 2019
⏱️ 5 minutes
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0:00.0 | I own a small business with seven employees. |
0:03.4 | We make cookies, but not just any cookies. |
0:06.2 | We make sugar-free cookies that Diabetics can eat. |
0:09.4 | Actually, they're so tasty anyone can enjoy them. |
0:12.9 | That was the inspiration that motivated me to start this business. |
0:16.2 | You see, I'm a diabetic myself. |
0:19.1 | I have been one my whole life. |
0:21.4 | If you think running a cookie company is fun in games, think again. |
0:26.0 | I work a hundred hours a week, which isn't unusual for small business owners. |
0:31.0 | I make a nice living, but I'm not in it for the money. |
0:34.0 | I love what I do. |
0:35.2 | I'd better. |
0:36.2 | My margins are very tight, around 1%. |
0:39.3 | That means I have to sell a million dollars worth of cookies to make $10,000. |
0:44.6 | Every penny counts. |
0:45.7 | Literally, that's why I get so frustrated with government regulations. |
0:50.6 | Now, let me be clear. |
0:52.0 | Some regulations are necessary, especially for obvious reasons in the food industry. |
0:58.2 | But necessary and excessive are two entirely different things. |
1:04.0 | Excessive, unnecessary regulations soak up valuable hours of my time and my money for no good purpose. |
1:12.1 | That 100 hours I work per week, I estimate 36 of them are spent on compliance issues alone. |
1:19.4 | This keeps me away from activities that would help me grow my business, like sales and |
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