With technologies like direct injection, cylinder on demand and seven-speed gear boxes, "you don't have to sacrifice, " says Mr. Hoch.

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With the right gear in their tackle-boxes, small businesses are poised to deliver the growth our economy needs to get us back to pre-recession levels.

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Last week Broadcom, which produces the brains for set-top boxes and other online gear, was listed on the Nasdaq, the tech-heavy American stockmarket.

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