We’re in a recession right?  That’s what all the talking heads on TV keep telling me. That’s what the little squiggly red line that’s dipping down to the lowest point in decades seems to suggest.

But there’s a different story being told by the folks in the trenches.  These folks are chanting the battle cry of the small business owner.  They’re singing the song of the blogger using creativity to earn money from multiple income streams.  They’re the mom and pop shop down the street putting their customers first, laughing at the fat cat corporations that are falling apart at the seams because of greed.

Take a look at the following blog posts that I have come across over the last couple weeks.  They all suggest that this is one of the best times to start or grow a business.  Coincidence?  Maybe.  But I think these bloggers are all riding the common wave of optimism that appears to be growing in the small business community, even as the world feels the pressure of some intangible economic deficit.

A Good Time To Pull The Trigger

Do You Hear That Banging?

Why Down Times Are The Time To Start-UP

January Will Make December Look Like a 30 Day Weekend

Bloggers and Writers: Make 2009 A Year Of Expansion

Now more than ever I’m excited to be throwing my hat in the entrepreneurial ring.  It seems this is the perfect time to start a business.  I suggest to all of my readers, if you have something that you’ve been wanting to try, a project you’ve been wanting to start, a cause you’ve been wanting to promote…start NOW!  Don’t even wait til the new year, start now! Things can only get better when the economy is in a recession, so if you start now, your business can only grow, right?  That sounds logical to me!

Small business owners build nations, and they will once again save ours.  And as I begin my own business, I’m proud to be earning my right to walk among them.