While some two-thirds of small firms make it past the two-year mark, just 44% can hack it for four years, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Over the past two decades, small operators have been squeezed out by the economies of scale achieved by large feed-lots.

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There was a great graphic (that I now cannot find) showing that all net new jobs of the past two decades have come from small businesses and start-ups.

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