Under the pre-conditions of appropriate guidance and effective supervision, private small-loan businesses can also become an effective complement (to small business financing).

[An appropriate setup for some businesses might be to use midrange servers for the database and smaller servers for their applications, he said. However,] in a couple of years it's not inconceivable that we could be recommending [Intel-based servers] for everything, ... It's not out of the question.

We expect video to catch on with small businesses because it's inexpensive and, in many cases, effective. Videos can have a very positive effect on converting Web site visitors to buyers.

Small businesses are really the engine in the economy.

Small businesses are the backbone of our economy.

Cities may now bulldoze private citizens' homes, farms and small businesses to make way for shopping malls or other developments.