Across the UK and Republic of Ireland, it is against the law to carry a knife or an offensive weapon in a public place unless you have a good reason. If police think you are carrying an offensive weapon they can stop and search you. Exception.
The total today stands right around 5,000. About 5.7 million small businesses have employees, and private companies account for between 56% and 63% of Americaâs GDP. Small business employs about half the people in the workforce, and account for about 86% of companies with 500 or more employees, according to Forbes. Small business is big business.
Estimates place the number of small businesses in the U.S. at between 25 million and 27 million. Although many of these are micro-companies or are run by solo-preneurs, the statistics are pretty consistent in showing that 60 percent to 80 percent of all U.S. jobs are created by small businesses.