Today, some of the world’s largest corporations started out as small businesses. McDonald’s, for example, started out as a single hamburger stand in San Bernardino, California. Walmart was …

Small businesses have been an integral part of American life and the US economy since the time of the first colonial settlers. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the public extolled the pioneer who …

Small business development dates as far back as the 1600s, when Americans would trade crops, supplies, and services. As the nation itself was developing, all businesses were small at that …

During the 1960s, big business dominated the domestic economic landscape, which made it difficult for small firms to compete. In the 1950s, small business output accounted for roughly …

In the 1800s, westward expansion in the United States created fertile ground for small businesses and entrepreneurs to thrive. As settlers moved across the continent, they needed goods and …

While it may be merely a coincidence of history, here’s some anecdotal (and today, quite ironic) evidence of the temporary dip in popularity of the term “small business”: In 1943, C. Wilson …

Small businesses are the cornerstone of the American economy, and S corporations are the cornerstone of America’s small business community. But while the S corporation community …

The surge in enthusiasm about small business peaked in 1987, when David Birch, an economist and founder of the research firm Cognetics Inc., wrote that small businesses create most of …

First published in 1991 and now thoroughly revised and updated, A History of Small Business in America explores the central but ever-changing role played by small enterprises in the nation's …

1953: President Dwight Eisenhower signs the Small Business Act into law on July 30, creating a new agency, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). SBA’s mission is to "aid, counsel, …