[angersock]

"It's small, independent businesses and artists who shape, have shaped, and will always shape the world that you live."

General Electric, Du Pont, Mobil, AT&T, Sun, Oracle, Microsoft, and Google certainly have been overshadowed by the powerful snowflakes of the world!

[shoham]

All of which started out as tiny businesses. And it's true most businesses that are successful are NOT internationally renowned. There are hundreds of millions of small businesses worldwide that keep it turning, friend.

The supply chain is much more diverse and interesting than you think, and most growth comes from new starts that will become <250K a year top line revenue corporations. These are the kinds of businesses who buy licensed copies of Office for instance, adwords, and adsense ads as well...

[figglesonrails]

Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Netscape, Coca-Cola, Wal-Mart, Dow Chemical (lol), Monsanto (lol), Pilgrim's Corp (lol)

EDIT: You didn't say shaped "for the better". :\

[shoham]

It's kind of myopic, there's a hundred million + small businesses worldwide, these guys may be on top of the food chain (this week), but remember, the bigger they are, the harder they fall...