07/05/2006
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Dan Krcma |
Dan Krcma first started investing in real estate in 1982. It wasn't long before he opened his own business, K & K real estate, which mainly focuses on residential rental property. K & K is a small but successful business, employing just two people, Krcma and his wife.
"I love being an entrepreneur and creating my own business," Krcma said. "And I enjoy the rewards and accomplishments that come from owning your own business."
Krcma's involvement with NFIB goes back more than 20 years, when he first became a member as a result of a visit from a member sales representative.
"I was running another business when a sales representative walked in the door and told me what NFIB was and what it was all about," said Krcma. Once he realized that he shared the NFIB belief in free enterprise and the importance of defending America's small businesses, Krcma became a member. Since then he has become more and more involved in the political process and has become a leading member in the Wisconsin chapter of NFIB.
In the late 1980s Krcma even took a job working for NFIB as a member representative.
"Working as a member representative gave me an inside look at the organization, and now I am always encouraging state directors to extend outreach of NFIB to grassroots membership," said Krcma.
After his employment with NFIB, he continued his membership and even joined the NFIB/Wisconsin Leadership Council. Sixteen years later, his is still an LC member, and is also an active member of his local Area Action Council.
"NFIB has helped my business by eliminating regulation and fighting for things like eliminating the death tax," Krcma said. "Also, they've advocated the elimination and reform of unfair employer mandates."
Other business owners can sympathize with Krcma when he says one of the biggest problems facing his business is the need for tort reform. Yet, he is particularly concerned about the lack of protections because of the large amount of property he owns through his business. He is involved in NFIB/Wisconsin's continued efforts to address this problem legislatively.
In the meantime he says, "I think it is important to get the voices of small-business owners together, and NFIB does a good job of that."
