Why This Blog?

I read my "little corner of the world" blog pretty regularly (www.westseattleblog.com), read a few others occasionally, but I had never considered writing my own blog. I am a small business owner. Why would I complicate my life and eat up even more of my precious little free time with a blog? Because I found myself part of a growing informal email network of fellow startup manufacturers, many of us "mompreneurs" and women entrepreneurs, all of us seeking the same bits of information about the small stuff but finding nothing that could really help us beyond a certain point or fill in the fine details. There were a few excellent starter books, tidbits on the web, a couple of bulletin boards, and "small business" help sites whose creators wrote as if Microsoft were a small business, but not much for the likes of me and the people with whom I was corresponding. So, here we are.
I am hoping to have the time to post something every couple of weeks regarding my romp through my experiences with entrepreneurism and building my manufacturing business. I hope that those who read the posts will find something interesting or that they can use. My business partner, Thomas, and I, are somewhat unusual in that we love to share information and spread the word so that others can climb their own ladders to success with fewer rough spots along the way.
Our first break from the usual model is our partners page on our company website: http://www.paceasy.com/partners_pe.html. We can't grow in a vaccuum, and we are eternally grateful to these companies and individuals for their support and willingness to work with us, clueless as we are. I encourage all of you clueless entrepreneurs to take the time to recognize those of your partners who are helping to make your company a success.
Stay tuned!