Mom & Pop Rule Arizona

By Dan Wool on April 30th, 2007 In Hype!

The Business Journal reports that small businesses continue to lead Arizona job growth, which remains the highest in the nation. Citing a new Arizona Blue Chip Economic Forecast, about 60 percent of new jobs in the state are at firms under 250 people; companies with fewer than 20 people accounted for 18 percent of total job growth.

When you consider the scale for a moment, these numbers are staggering. For me, they also sum up the PR climate here — largely entrepreneurial, growth enterprises — more Mom & Pop than Chairman & CEO.

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