What's the difference between a Startup and a Small Business?
yagibear: Some examples of small businesses that aren't startups might help clarify the issue.  When I visited a local small business advisory centre (in the hope of learn something to help my startup, before I understood this difference) the other founders who I met were selling (purportedly) gourmet dog food and therapeutic massage.  Most small businesses are like that: providing goods or services to localities.  Tradesmen, delis etc are other examples.