If you ask 10 different people, "How exactly do you define the term small business?" you'll get 10 different answers. The fact is that there are lots of different ways to define it: you can look at how many employees they have, or how much annual revenue they bring in. You can look at how they choose to organize, how long they've been in business, or even whether or not they do business internationally. One interesting reality common to the vast majority of small businesses is that they want to grow. And not only that, but at any given time they are on a growth trajectory.