Small businesses are defined as privately owned and operated companies with a small number of workers employed. In the United States, the legal definition of a small business is determined by a set of stipulations and criterion specified by the [[SBA|Small Business Administration]].
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=Summary=The McNair Center'''Issues Facing s topic area on Small Business is the concerted effort to inform the public on the details of small business, the best practices for maintaining and or growing one, and how government regulatory and supporting bodies effect them. Particular interest is granted to educational blog posts and wiki pages to spread information, and investigative research concerning the [[Small Businesses'''==Business Administration]].
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{{:==Work in Progress==*A [[Small Business Development Ecosystem of Houston| Portal]] on resources for small business owners.*[[Dylan Dickens]]' [[Houston SBA Loans (Blog Post)| Blog Post]] on the loaning practices of the Houston SBA office. *An [[The Affordable Care Act}}and Small Businesses (Academic Paper) | Academic Paper]] detailing the effects of the Affordable Care Act on small businesses*The [[Small Business Research]] represents the current educational wiki page concerning small business.*[[Small Business Data]] A page compiling data on Small Businesses.
===Access to Capital=Future Work=={{:Access *[[(Blog Post) Best Practices for Small Business|A Blog post]] concerning best practices for Small Business on the McNair Blog.*An [[SBA Investigation (Report)|investigative report]] taking a look at the financial activities of the [[SBA|Small Business Administration]].*A [[What's Killing Small Businesses? (Blog Post) | Blog Post]] describing the governmental and societal factors that are causing small businesses to Capital}}fail*An [[Government Regulations affecting Small Businesses(Academic Paper) | Academic Paper]] detailing the effects on small businesses directly caused by specific government-issued regulations
===Student Debt==={{:Student Debt}} ===Patent Reform===[[Category:Patent ReformSmall Business]] {{:Patent Reform}}*The Federal Reserve Board Survey of Small Business Finances: http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/oss/oss3/nssbftoc.htm