60 Seconds with: Steve Kimball
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Sixty seconds with ... Steve Kimball
Steve Kimball, the managing director of Tuscan Advisors, talks about the importance of small business in creating jobs in a tough economy.STEVE KIMBALL Metro Business talked to Steve Kimball, managing director of Tuscan Advisors, a Henrico County-based business consulting firm. He also is a member of the Richmond Venture Forum, a group that brings together venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. He was asked about the status of entrepreneurs:
"Entrepreneurs are America's competitive advantage. In the last 20 years, they created 80 percent of the jobs. They are the real job creators.
"Times like these -- downturns -- is when half of the Fortune 500 [companies] were founded or really figured out their business models.
"A couple key things that entrepreneurs are doing right now: They are adjusting those models to the real market realities to make sure they are meeting a real need. They are becoming more competitive. They are becoming leaner.
"And, as a result, they are actually creating new jobs . . .
"For all the entrepreneurs out there, this a is a great time -- it is a carpe diem."
Watch the interview with Steve Kimball on TimesDispatch.com. Keyword: Metro Business
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