There is nothing small about starting or owning a business. You know the stats. And it's all happening in the fastest-growing industries. The latest projections are for 7.2 million new small business jobs in health, business services and technology by 2005. Beyond the raw numbers, what matters is that small business is an unparalleled engine of innovation.
Small firms are idea factories that generate more patents per sales dollar than any other sector.
It was small businessmen and women who created the pacemaker and personal computer. There are helpful tools, such as a variety of on-line services hiding in the federal nooks and crannies, and available here at your fingertips.