Small businesses have played a critical role in supporting economic growth and creating jobs. Small firms employ half of all working Americans and create two out of every three net new jobs in the U.S. economy.
A specific subset of these small businesses, high growth firms, account for a disproportionately high share of job growth and innovation. These high-growth firms have different needs, face different barriers, and require different policies than the traditional “Main Street” small businesses.
In May 2010, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) brought together a group of practitioners for a High-Growth Conference, to discuss specific ideas for the role of government in supporting high-growth firms. During the Conference the group discussed the barriers facing high-growth small businesses, ways the government can help reduce these barriers and areas in which the government can do more or less to support high-growth firms.
Fonte: White House