Tag: small business

This is a single-panel meme featuring the popular 'Gentleman Toad' illustration: an anthropomorphic toad dressed in formal 19th-century attire including a black overcoat, striped waistcoat, and white cravat, sitting upright in a chair with a dignified, formal expression. White bold text is overlaid at the top and bottom of the image: the top text reads 'GENTLEMEN, IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE TO INFORM YOU THAT', while the bottom text reads 'AFTER 8 MONTHS OF HARD WORK STARTING MY OWN COMPANY I JUST CLOSED MY FIRST CLIENT'. The meme celebrates the creator's major professional milestone of securing their first client after months of effort building their own business.

First time in my life I can say I'm proud of myself

This is a single-panel meme f…

The image shows a lightly snow-dusted residential lot, with a tan colored manufactured mobile home positioned in the background surrounded by tall evergreen and deciduous trees. Three vehicles are parked near the home: a dark blue SUV on the left near the tree line, a grey sedan and red pickup truck parked directly in front of the home. Footprints and tire tracks are visible on the snow-covered drive leading to the house. The post paired with this image shares an uplifting personal success story: the poster was living out of their vehicle with no stable job longer than 6 months 10 years prior, started their own landscaping business 5 years prior, and has now fully paid off this home at 43 years of age.

43 year old former unhoused person pays off their home after starting landscaping business

The image shows a lightly sno…

A 4-panel comic meme depicting the struggle of small businesses. The first panel shows a hand labeled 'Poor people with entrepreneurial spirit' reaching up from water,象征挣扎求生. The second panel shows a 'Government' hand approaching the struggling hand. The third panel features a speech bubble with the text 'You need a permit and license for that' against a pink background. The fourth panel shows the entrepreneurial hand submerging underwater with bubbles, implying being overwhelmed by regulatory requirements. The comic critiques how government permits and licenses hinder small businesses' ability to survive.

There is a reason small businesses are struggling

A 4-panel comic meme depictin…