Why Governments Don't Get Startups–Or, Why There's Only One Silicon Valley Xconomy Small businesses are grocery stores, hairdressers, consultants, travel agents, Internet commerce storefronts, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, etc. They are anyone who runs his/her own business . They work as hard as any Silicon Valley entrepreneur.
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