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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. from offshore. As Harvard Business School’s Michael Porter and Jan Rivkin have noted, strong supply chains bring “low logistical costs, rapid problem solving and easier joint innovation.”