Nice summary of recent/future economic trends.But one little quibble: "small business" should be precisely defined in articles like this. Global statistics about "small business" gains and losses are always followed by a narrative featuring a owner of one small shop or cafe with 4 or 5 employees -- as this article does.The problem? In the US, small businesses are defined as having revenue ranging from $1 million to over $40 million and employ 100 to over 1,500 employees.  A business with 1500 employees and is not a small business! The policies presented to the American people as helping "small business" mainly benefited large companies.If the owner of a business can't walk around and name every individual employee, it isn't a small business! Small business should be capped at 50 employees, as it is in many other countries. Then policy benefits would actually help those that need it.

Nice summary of recent/future economic trends.But one little quibble: "small business" should be precisely defined in articles like this. Global statistics about "small business" gains and losses are always followed by a narrative featuring a owner of one small shop or cafe with 4 or 5 employees -- as this article does.The problem? In the US, small businesses are defined as having revenue ranging from $1 million to over $40 million and employ 100 to over 1,500 employees.  A business with 1500 employees and is not a small business! The policies presented to the American people as helping "small business" mainly benefited large companies.If the owner of a business can't walk around and name every individual employee, it isn't a small business! Small business should be capped at 50 employees, as it is in many other countries. Then policy benefits would actually help those that need it.

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