The Amish are natural entrepreneurs and business people. After all, they’ve supported themselves with farms for centuries. Their approach to life has been infused with the concept of free enterprise and self-employment. But as has been documented over the past decade in books and articles in magazines like Forbes, the Amish are leaving their farms to start businesses.
About 15-20 minutes from me in Ohio is the largest Amish settlement in the U.S. I see evidence of Amish entrepreneurship all around me. Amish tourism (i.e., people traveling to visit Amish country, buy Amish furniture and crafts, and eat Amish food) has become a sizable business here. In the summer it’s especially noticeable, because you will see evidence of Amish enterprise literally right under your nose. This photograph shows an example:
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Author:Anita Campbell
