The biggest small business story of 2021? Blockchain | Gene Marks

The real story this year is the explosion of digital transactions that will spawn a new economy of entrepreneurs and create trillions in wealth

When you read about all the stories around small businesses in 2021 a few general themes quickly appear. Inflation. Supply chain. Labor shortages. Covid. All true. All relevant. All important. But all these stories are relatively short term. Inflation will, someday, be under control again. Shipping will catch up. Labor will come and go. Covid will always be around but we'll just live with it.

The reality is that there was just one story about small businesses in 2021 that's really going to have a long-term impact. It has received much less attention and yet it will be transformational. The small business story this year is about blockchain. Because in 2021, blockchain emerged as the next big thing for entrepreneurs. It's real and it's happening. And smart entrepreneurs know this.