If you want small businesses to grow from scratch, they need a whole lot of marketing and advertising. There is one area where the US Government may be able to do something more effectively than the average consumer, and THAT is connect people with people free of charge....INSTEAD of granting money directly. The Government has mediums that individuals don't have. They know people from lobby groups, they have tons of attorneys, they have the ability to contact people in high positions who may have their phones blocked. So if the Government instead of granting money to small businesses, instead helped with the advertising using the high position of the government to establish repoire.... this is invisible money right there. Most small businessmen have great ideas but may not be the best "advertisers". To advertise on Television you need tons of money. Why can't this be done? Wouldn't it be economical? It would taxpayer money AND it would be of BIGGER value to small business entreprenuers. EDIT: For businesses that are in their start-up phase, (0-2 years in existence).