The role of the Department of Commerce is to help set the conditions for businesses to succeed, grow, and create jobs.
– by providing data that drives a firm’s decision-making process, or granting a patent that helps turn an idea into a company.

Make no mistake, both small and large businesses have led the way to US economic recovery. The private sector has created 7.8 million jobs since March 2010, including 1.9 million jobs just this year alone.
Small firms represent more than 99 percent of all businesses, and have contributed to that success.

And, no different scenario in Singapore.

However, there is more the Obama Administration and the Commerce Department can do to ensure that small businesses in particular are positioned to take the lead in the global economy…