Small businesses create two out of every three jobs in America.
Barack Obama: “Small businesses create two out of every three jobs in America.”
On the recordFebruary 21, 2011
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presidency.ucsb.eduEditor's note · Context
Remarks in a Discussion at the New Media Session of the Winning the Future Forum on Small Business in Cleveland
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