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Article: The Orange County Register, Calif., small business notebook column.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Article date:
- November 29, 2004
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By Jan Norman, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Nov. 29--REPORT GIVES BUSINESS SNAPSHOT: If you're a big fan of data, you'll love "The Small Business Economy: A Report to the President 2004" from the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy.
The book provides statistical information for 2003 about small businesses in the economy, companies that are spinoffs of university research, the effect of the federal Regulatory Flexibility Act, and more.
In 2003, the United States had just under 5.7 million businesses with employees, 0.3 percent more than in 2002. Tiny companies grew even more -- ...