小企业者在美国公众心目中的形象是高大的。人们普遍赞赏他们的个人奋斗精神,称他们是独立自主、自力更生的典范。从外部观看美国,人们可能会认为IBM·通用摩托公司、杜邦公司、可口可乐公司、花旗银行以及其他工业和金融巨头是国家的基础。其实小企业已经是并将继续是美国经济极其重要的组成部分。正象美国总统里根所说的:“在历史上,小企业促成了就业和创新的发展,为我国每一个农场、村庄、城镇提供服务和递送商品”。在美国,1440万家企业中的1320万家是年销售额在300000美 The image of small business owners in the eyes of the American public is tall. People generally appreciate their personal spirit of struggle and call them models of independence and self-reliance. From the outside view of the United States, people may think that IBM GM Motorcycles, DuPont, Coca Cola, Citibank, and other industrial and financial giants are the basis of the country. In fact, small businesses are and will continue to be an extremely important part of the U.S. economy. Just as President Reagan of the United States put it: “In the history, small businesses contributed to the development of employment and innovation, providing services and delivery of goods to every farm, village, and town in our country.” In the United States, 13.2 million of the 14.4 million companies have annual sales of 300,000 US dollars.