Is "Corporate America" really the driving force in the world's economy as many current and past politicians would have us believe? Those who have focused on small business as the fiscal backbone in the US have been more successful with fixing or propelling the economy.

With 90% of the small businesses in America owned by families, one thing is clear: Corporate America may have a stranglehold on political power, but the real "juice" comes from small business.

This graphic by our friends at Intuit clearly depicts this and other facts about family-owned businesses.

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