11265. SMALL BUSINESS: ITS ROLE AND IMPORTANCE IN INDUSTRIALIZED ECONOMIES. A detailed profile of the small business sector and its role/importance in industrialized economies, with a focus on small business in the U.S. and the U.K. Presents statistical position in the economy, importance to economic growth, and main characteristics. Profiles the "typical" small business owner, including demographics and psychographics of the group. 23p. 78f. 77b.