If I Can Do It, You Can Do It, Business Owner and Navy Veteran Says
b'Clement Troutman, a Navy veteran and Tropical Smoothie Caf\\xe9 franchisee in Maryland, says that \\u201cthe free enterprise system is alive and well.\\u201d\\nBut, Troutman adds, \\u201cwe need to really pursue that and go and chase those dreams.\\u201d\\n\\u201cBecause there are people waiting,\\u201d the restaurateur says. \\u201cThe cures for cancer are out there, and, you know, we\\u2019re sitting on the sidelines thinking that we don\\u2019t have what it takes when we really do.\\u201d\\n\\u201cSo whatever it is you do, go ahead and go for your dreams because if I can do it, you can do it as well,\\u201d Troutman says.\\nTroutman, a participant in a recent\\xa0Heritage Foundation panel discussion\\xa0and today\\u2019s guest on \\u201cThe Daily Signal Podcast,\\u201d also discusses the panel\\u2019s topic: \\u201cWhy Protecting Independence Is Vital for Opportunities and Flexibility.\\u201d (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.)\\n\\u201cWhen it comes to independence, this country was founded based on independence, right?\\u201d he says.\\xa0\\n\\u201cWe innately want \\u2026 freedom, and free enterprise is alive and well, and it\\u2019s tied to that,\\u201d the founder of Troutman Alliance LLC adds. \\u201cNow, what does that mean? Well, [it\\u2019s] the freedom to choose, the freedom to live life on our own terms, to go where we want to go,\\u201d\\xa0\\nOn the podcast, Troutman discuss his businesses, his advice to those interested in opening their own business, and the Labor Department\\u2019s\\xa0recently proposed\\xa0overtime rule.\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.'