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Re:What's the difference between a startup and a small business?
on Tuesday November 08, 2011 @11:16PM (#3214231)
My view: scale/size of market
A small business is going to be mainly local/regional. A car dealership is a small business - might make the owner(s) millions, but still a "small" business.
Car manufacturers like the new Tesla Motors are start ups.
There's plenty of start-ups that aren't tech based, but tech firms probably lend themselves to scaling thus the majority of them being start-ups.
Non tech example: Stonyfield Farm = start-up Farms an hour from me = small/medium businesses
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