The political consultant and moderate Republican in D.C. writes: "Oftentimes small business owners (especially in the minority community) get angry over the seeming preferential treatment larger firms get when it comes to business opportunities. In most cases, it has less to do with discrimination and more to do with relationships. Most business is done based on personal relationships. I often tell people that I don't have a problem with the 'good ole' boys network — as long as I am part of the network."
Mr. Jackson continues his commentary: "Playing the political game is one way of becoming part of this network. I encourage all of my clients to engage in the political process as a businessperson. This means they need to contribute money to their Congressmen and Senators. If they have employees, I strongly encourage them to host their member of Congress annually at their offices so they can interact with their employees and get to know more about their business operations. Even if your member of Congress doesn't share your 'personal' political beliefs, you should still have some type of personal relationship with him or her. They are your member of Congress whether you voted for him/her or not. As a business owner, you must be more sophisticated than to just ignore your member of Congress because you may differ on certain political issues. Are you in business to pursue a political agenda or to make a profit?"
He ain't done just yet about small business owners and politics: "For this column, I did a cursory look at Black Enterprise's Top 100 Businesses and found few made any political contributions to their member of Congress; whereas when I did the same for Latino businesses, I found more engagement from them with their members of Congress. We in the Black business community must stop being so quick to blame the seeming 'lack of opportunity' on racism and become more cognizant that people tend to do business with people they know. Is there racism out there?Of course, but it's not enough to just complain. We must get engaged on a more sophisticated level and become part of the solution. You can't divorce politics from business because business is all about the politics."
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Raynard Jackson Commentary: How Small Business Owners Can Profit From Being Politically Active
