1.   A lot of small businesses went broke during the recession.

2.   A very high percentage of small businesses fail within their first year.

3.   About ten thousand people were moved out, not counting the ones who owned small businesses along the edge.

4.   After problems in obtaining components, Comart struck out on its own, producing its Comart Communicator, a small business computer.

5.   An all-out campaign to truly simplify the tax code, and answer basic small business riddles, is long overdue.

6.   An increasing number of calls come from people looking for start-up premises for small businesses.

7.   An unprecedented growth in small business.

8.   And we were filling the orders at full retail price, which small businesses were suddenly finding the wherewithal to pay.

9.   As a result of the research, it was clear that there was some discrimination against small businesses in West Belfast.

10.   As our biggest lender to small businesses NatWest has taken a hammering in the recession.