If one small business goes under with months of bills unpaid, all the firms in the supply chain will take a hit.

如果一家连月拖欠账单的小企业破产，其供应链上的所有企业都会遭殃。

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We all know at least one small business website that seems to include everything but the proverbial kitchen sink.

我们都知道至少有一个小型企业网站，似乎包含一切，但是看来却像厨房水槽。

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The company is an outstanding example of a small business that grew into a big one.

该公司是小企业成长为大公司的突出例子。

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"One small business owner wrote to me that health care costs are-and I quote-' stifling my business growth" "He said that the money he wanted to use for research and development, and to expand his operations, has been instead been 'thrown into the pocket of health care insurance carriers."

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"A one-size-fits-all approach would have put small farmers and ranchers out of business or prevented them from providing locally produced, healthy fresh food to consumers who want it."

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in the past decade and a half. He also says more than half of all Americans working in the private sector are either employed by a small business or own one.

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Indeed, as one small business owner identifies a new niche, another is creating a niche within a niche.

FORBES: The Future Is Bright For Niches

P2P lending focuses on one individual lending to another, crowdfunding aggregates many small investors to provide a loan to one small business.

FORBES: Are You Looking for a Small Business Loan in the Right Places?

One small business owner I spoke with said he had better luck getting his loan approved by local credit union in suburban Maryland after being denied by two big banks.

FORBES: Small Business Credit Crunch: A Supply or Demand Problem?