http://realmoneypro.thestreet.com/articles/06/28/2013/sad-state-small-business

That’s right. What’s happened in America is that the huge corporations with lobbyists in Washington and tentacles throughout the country — the ones with the best balance sheets and, yes, the best leadership — simply can’t be beaten by small businesspeople. I think that, more than anything else, is the reason behind the lack of small­-business creation — and, judging by the execs with whom I spent time this week, it’s not rational or economic to start one. Until that’s dealt with, and it is behind me to figure out how to do it, get used to the new norm and what might be a permanently lower-job-growth environment.

On the Sad State of Small Business