The little man had a wrinkled fishing hat on, his small face obscured by sunglasses.
First, whether Mr Hussein will grab the small face-saving opportunity that is being offered him.
He has not been to school since he was seven, he says, his small face a complete blank.
Of the myriad disadvantages small companies face, retaining talent is one of the biggest.
Bayer HealthCare Chairman Arthur Higgins says many investors have been naive about the long odds small companies face.
There may be merit in ironing out some of the disadvantages small firms face in attracting capital and people.
But at the same time, small businesses face higher premiums because of their limited purchasing power, and they tend to employ lower-income workers.
But consider the risk most small investors face in this scenario.
In the US the self employed and the small entrepreneur face certain disincentives: high social security taxation and also problems with being able to gain and keep decent health care insurance.
Most successful small businesses face a problem when they need to grow because they are overly dependent on one finite resource - for instance, the time and expertise of the lone baker who starts her own business.
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He was a stranger, a clean-shaven, middle-aged man, with a nose too small for his face.
Our research warns, though, about the dangers of thinking small in the face of disruptive technology.
It's not just small towns, although in wealthy nations, small communities may face the most extreme effects.
According to IRS data, a clear majority of all small business profits face taxation at this top marginal income tax rate.
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Left to their own devices, honeybees construct their hives in cavities, usually in trees and preferably with small openings that face south.
Small business owners face ethical decisions everyday in their companies.
But the long-term danger that it faces (and that all small social networks face) is that it will be perceived as an excellent tool that was ahead of its time.
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This number may look woefully small in the face of an epidemic reckoned to infect 33m people, but most doctors agree that the drugs are best reserved for those whose immune systems are most in danger.
Interestingly, most of the sides of the buildings that face large streets in Moscow and in Murmansk (the city where I spent all of my Russian life) are usually painted, but the sides that face small streets have not been painted in generations.
Small businesses will also face challenges associated with Obamacare, which now will sail on unchallenged.
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She had a crude face with small eyes and a large, downturned mouth, but she did not look unkind.
Either way, the face of small business investing will be drastically altered as the JOBS Act begins to take effect.
These are small points in the face of a meal that manages to be both refined and genial, earnest but not precious.
We heard from small businesses that they face too much red tape.
She had long, thin limbs and a small, very concentrated face whose severe features were drawn dramatically forward, culminating in a sharply pointed nose.
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