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Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

LadyDragonfly@universeodon.com ("𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 :verifiedtrans:") wrote:

I am a small business owner.
I just hired my fifth employee.
83% of us are women.
Half of us identify as LGBTQ.
2 of us are Pacific Islanders.
1 of us is African American.
I have been in business for 9 years.
My lowest paid employee makes $23/hr.
We are thriving.

When they tell you you can't build a business model that looks like this, they're lying to you.