At the time, Microsoft was in litigation with two small firms that eventually stung Gates badly.
It will take on inventory risk and act as a troubleshooter for small firms.
Mexicans, the single largest group of immigrants, own the greatest number of immigrant-owned small firms.
Many small firms operate under the radar of officialdom, dodging taxes and ignoring rules to survive.
The Pearl River delta is packed with small firms that dominate tiny market niches.
The expansion in mutual funds has encouraged a boom in new equity issues by small firms.
The good news for small firms may also be showing up in the jobs data.
To be clear, I am not suggesting that small firms be exempt from heightened regulation.
Small firms not swept up in the various deals would be able to auction manuscripts.
If it withers on the vine, small firms will keep pointing out the difference.
Most of the pain is falling on small firms where unions are not powerful.
Some small firms have tried to bully their way into the local phone market.
Tightly regulated capital can also make it hard for small firms to raise money to expand.
Already, the Treasury wants banks to share small firms' credit histories to enhance competition.
Europe's mesh of rules and taxes have always hurt its small firms and deterred entrepreneurs.
They and small firms that dominate a niche could one day be affected by similar cases.
At present, they are effectively barred from certain states because wholesales often don't want to deal with small firms.
Small firms without links to well-established enterprises stand little chance of attracting outside investment.
Mature small firms often destroy jobs, as do small start-ups that do not survive.
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If that fails, the Tories will try to exclude small firms from its scope.
Often, small firms that lack the sophisticated protection that corporations can afford are seen as easy marks.
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Other organizations have tried to help small firms grow by asking large corporations to lend a hand.
It said more than half of small firms admitted that cold weather damaged demand and closed businesses.
Small firms hope to get a harder look from Marsh clients that ignored them in the past.
Small firms are more likely to have to rely on banks, which have tightened their lending standards.
"A lot of small firms don't realize that they're ultimately liable" for fraudulent payments, Mr. Faulkner adds.
Small firms are flourishing, and bigger companies such as DaimlerChrysler and Biogen are moving into the area.
On July 25th the National Federation of Independent Business, which represents small firms, published its own survey.
EPGer Ravi Pittie, 27, speaks of the drive among young bosses in small firms to grow big.
Business angels in Scotland have increased their funding to small firms by 26% so far this year.
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