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Actual, a lot of economic activity comes from small businesses: about half the US GDP is generated from companies with less than 500 employees.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_business#Contribution_to_...

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Interesting - although it's worth pointing out that it's about half of private sector GDP, not half of US GDP. Also, I'm not sure I'd call a business with over 100 employees "small", but I guess that's the definition they're going with.

Here's the full PDF of that source: http://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/FAQ_Sept_2012.pdf

Also, while they're a government agency and cite their sources, their job is to advocate for small businesses. Does anyone else have more sources to look at?

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