We need to create avenues of opportunity for each other. For make no bones about it; the future of our economy will definitely lie in the hands of the small business community and this is going to be more so after we have managed to weather our economic crisis. The time is now and ripe for the small business community to start making its mark. Things are changing and it is quickly shifting in favor of small businesses. Gone are the days when big businesses ruled the roost. The landscape is changing and it all has to do with this present recession which has managed to change the way both individuals and companies are thinking when it comes to finding ways to cooperate in the name of economic survival. If anything, this recession has taught us that in order to be able to survive in the big bad ocean we need to band together. In order to beat future economic downturns, we need to do more of cooperating rather than going it alone. I am going to leave you with an excellent reference to check out below. One that talks about partnering up. Please see my reference below.