Celebrating Small Business Saturday: SMB Contributions to the U.S. Economy

The article highlights SMB contributions to the U.S. economy: between 1993 and 2011, small businesses accounted for 64% of new jobs created; high-patenting small firms had 16 times more patents per employee than larger counterparts; locally owned businesses boost community economies more than national chains; and the share of women-, Latino-, African-American-, and Asian-owned businesses increased. It calls for celebrating SMBs on Small Business Saturday and every day.