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

Harvard Business Review

As Janet Yellen pointed out in a speech last year, “the opportunity to build a business has long been an important part of the American Dream.” 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.