They also employ far fewer people.
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Small firms accounted for 65 percent (or 9.8 million) of the 15 million net new jobs created between 1993 and 2009. Much of the job growth is from fast-growing high-impact firms, which represent about 5-6 percent of all firms and are on average 25 years old.
Also,
Small business (less than 500 employees) account for almost half of all private sector employment.
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