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The 4 Types of Small Businesses, and Why Each One Matters

Harvard Business Review

Almost 23 million are sole proprietorships, covering a wide range of sectors, from consultants and IT specialists to painters and roofers. The next-largest segment of small businesses is comprised of what I call Main Street entrepreneurs. They provide income to their owners, but by definition are not job creators.

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How Companies Can Help Rebuild America’s Common Resources

Harvard Business Review

Every company needs infrastructure – roads, bridges, ports – and every company benefits from the new technologies made possible by basic scientific research. Starting around 1980, however, shifts in technology, geopolitics, and governance changed the game. Every company benefits from an educated populace.