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irrefutable ... much of the 198 0s and 199 0s, I was president of
three different fast -growth businesses. In each case, these
businesses went from pretty small to con...
... relentless momentum.
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The Little Engine That Could
Small business is the engine of economic growth in the United States.
—Vice President ... than $7. 5 mil-
lion. Keep in mind that these are the elite, however. The me-
dian five-year growth rate of these 500 companies was a
whopping 692 percent....
... this is the norm, not the exception.
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rather understand in their gut that to push the business for-
ward, they have to press the flesh ... They play for the same reasons. They
play with the same level of intensity. They play to win.
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A Uniform Business?
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among his employees. “Giving people a sense of ownership is
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Low-Tech Innovation
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synonymo...
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impression that most of these people ... from 199 0 to 199 5 were created by
small businesses. They are the engine of our nation’s economy.
—Representative Ed Bryant, 2003
Small businesses are the engine o...
... estimated that there are currently 3 .7 million active businesses in the UK.
Of these firms, a massive 99 .8 per cent are classified as either small (fewer
than 50 employees) or medium-sized (50–2 49 employees); ... in the transition from small to medium-sized.
• Factors limiting the relevance of management theory to small organizations.
• Reconciling personal, family and bu...
... week
12%
17%
10%
7%
21%
7%
25%
14%
8%
21%
43%
4%
4%
7%
EmployeesSelf-employed
50+
41- 49
40-40
35- 39
30-34
15- 29
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FIGURE 4.1
NUMBER OF NET NEW SMALL BUSINESSES ...
comprised only 28 per cent of B.C.’s small business
exporters, they were responsible for 61 per cent of the
value of small business exports. Converse...