>>Small Businesses Contribute Immensely To The Nation's Economy
(UNDATED) -- Virginia small businesses are the backbone of the US economy and with the recent Small Business Appreciation Week, national politicians are acknowledging that fact. More on this story from Thomas Cage...Preview: WRAP SCRIPT:Preview: Vice President Harris and President Biden speaking about the importance of small businesses to the American economy. The Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack also spoke on the impact that small family businesses have on the rural economic landscape.Preview: The backbone of many rural communities are farms and the USDA estimates that 88% of all farms are small family owned businesses.Preview: Small businesses employ almost 62 million people and make up nearly 46 percent of the entire US workforce.