I've heard the statistic from the Kauffman Foundation for Entrepreneurship that Idaho is a leading state for small business "gazelles" - that is, fast-growing, dynamic entrepreneurial companies that are quick and nimble.
That all seems great. The puzzling thing is that it seems very few of these gazelles grow into large or even medium-sized businesses. One would think that if in Idaho we lead in small business gazelles, we would naturally be producing a crop of "break-out" companies leading their industries on a national scale.
Tom Loutzenheiser - Idaho Statesman
Full Story: http://www.idahostatesman.com/business/story/212296.html
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