Introduction - Or an outlet for my frustration according to Jess W.

Hello, My name is Joseph J. Ravitsky. I am 26 years old and have been working at a family startup for about four years. I have created this blog to discuss several topics:

1. Economics
2. Small business, startups, and the young entrepreneur
3. Work-life balance and goals of the "Young Professional" in today's economy

By the overuse of the word "Young," you can probably guess that these topics will be approached through the perspective of the recently graduated and 20 something professional out in the work world for two to ten years. Naturally, being that I am 26 and recently graduated 4 years ago, I believe I fall into my target audience and hope that they are interested in the same information I am.

Of course, in order to retain the interest of my audience, I would have to be some kind of expert in these topics or at least lie about having this expertise. Although I am not an expert in economics, small business, or work life balance, I believe that my experiences attending a top undergraduate business program, living the life of an entrepreneur and vice president of a startup, and pretty much struggling with a work life balance. I will be posting more information about my biography in the side bar or something, as I don't believe that it is my expertise or lack thereof or background that is important, but the contribution and participation of people intersted in these topics.

I hope to use this as a forum to involve past classmates from Michigan, professors from Michigan and other schools, and other "real experts" on economics, work life balance to write and publish stuff here. Further, like any forum, I hope to bring in relevant information from other sources online and articles that fall under the topics that I have listed above.

I believe that there is not enough accessible information out there for the young professional struggling with career choices, work/life balance, and our place in the economy. Further, I think the young professional in this economy, grew up more accustomed to change and interested in entrepreneurship than generations before him, and I hope to provide insight into my experiences taking a less sought after route after graduating from college. I hope that I can serve that perceived void here both with my experiences and the contributions of friends, colleagues, outside articlesand information, and relevant experts.

I look forward to trying to make this a forum that can be a place for friends that care about these topics and are struggling to understand them as well.