Exporting is a Key Component of Small Business Growth

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A Fox Business article about American small businesses exporting says:

The head of the U.S. Small Business Administration urged American businessmen and entrepreneurs to enter the global market, telling the United Nations on Thursday that just 1 percent of small businesses are currently exporting overseas.

Here's what it should have said:

"The head of the U.S. Small Business Administration urged American businessmen, businesswomen, and entrepreneurs to enter the global market, telling the United Nations on Thursday that just 1 percent of small businesses are currently exporting overseas."

Ms. Linda McMahon, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, said the nearly 29 million small businesses in America "are the engine of our economy" and create two out of three new jobs — but she stressed that exporting is a key component of small business growth.

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