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By Susan Ward, About.com Guide to Small Business: Canada since 2000

Business Quotation Of The Week

Sunday July 25, 2004
"Wealth after all is a relative thing since he that has little and wants less is richer than he that has much and wants more." – Charles Caleb Cotton.
If your small business makes you a great deal of money, does that make you truly wealthy? Less can be more - if you broaden your definition of wealth to encompass all the different kinds of wealth and spend some time thinking about the kinds of wealth that matter most to you.
For instance, strong, happy family relationships are a form of wealth. So is being able to spend time doing things you find satisfying or enriching. But sometimes small businesses devour ALL our capital, intefering with our chances to amass any other kind of wealth, and ultimately, killing our chances to be happy, healthy people. Is It Time to Downsize Your Business?Take this short self-test to find out.
More: How To Downsize Your Business - Practical strategies to help you start doing less for more success.
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