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Rex Hammock is founder and head-helper of SmallBusiness.com. He is founder/CEO of Hammock Inc. (Hammock.com), a leading customer media and marketing content company. His popular blog, RexBlog, was started in 1999 and you can follow him on Twitter at his one-letter username, @R.

The 150-Year History of the Term ‘Small Business’

Until the end of the 19th century, there were few big businesses so the history of the term “small business” is less than 150 years. Today, no other phrase comes close to describing companies up to 500 employees.