More Outrageous reasoning from Judge Judy (10-25)
Once again, Judy's disdain for the small business owner has reared it's ugly head.
In the 10-25 case of the couple who sold their hairdressing business after six months, JJ said at least three times (if not more) "No one sells a successful business!"
Dear God, can this woman ever be more wrong?
As a small business owner of 25 years, I can assure you plenty of successful businesses have been sold - from small mom&pop stores (like they owned) to major corporations. The best business to sell is a successful one, rather than a failed one. It's like her saying "No one sells their home in a very desirable neighborhood with property values way up."
There are dozens of reasons why a person would sell a successful business other than the fact that it's the most opportune time for them...
1. The business is owner/operator like the hair salon (and my own store), and it's not for the ones who can't devote 24/7 over the first five years - like this woman.
2. For whatever reason, the owner is moving away from the state/city/location.
3. Major change in the owner's life (starting a family; divorce; death of someone close; spouse's job relocation, etc).
4. Realization you like working with people but not the public every day.
5. You find you really have a stronger passion for something other than what you chose (in this case, the woman wanted to return to nursing school).
(It's like a student dropping out of college with a 4.0 average because he/she has other circumstances in their life...you don't drop out of college only if you're failing!)
But JJ really tried to hammer that the business was a failure and that's why they had to sell. The fiance kept saying 'No, it was not a failure' because he wasn't going to let JJ bully him. She then said 'Well, it wasn't meeting expectations' - which he admitted was true in a sense, because it became a one woman show for his girlfriend (she was supposed to have a partner helping out) who had no more time for herself or her daughter....so in a sense, it was true it didn't meet her personal expectations but met financial expectations - which made Judge Judy more furious.
Not to mention JJ, 6 months is not nearly long enough to gauge if a new business is successful or not - three years is usually the minimum.
JJ really needs to take a few courses on small businesses, interview many who have been self-employed for a while, and drop that anger and attitude towards small business owners.
"Splodey heads keep splodin' " - Sarah Palin, 7-1-16 ๎