Manuel is focusing his attention on finding full-time employment now that he has graduated. He has decided to narrow his job search to jobs with a major corporation and ignore the possibility of working for a small business. His job search strategya) indicates that Manuel's passion is to fulfill his dream of owning his own business.b) makes sense because managerial skills are best developed by working for big firms.c) is smart because major corporations represent the most important source of employment growth in the United States.d) will likely limit his job prospects since most new jobs are with small businesses.

Small business create around 65% of all the new jobs in the US and generate over 50% of the GDP. The importance of small businesses is generally underestimated because everyone thinks that big corporations are the absolute kings of the land, but they are not. Small businesses are much more important to the US economy because they are so many of them around. It's like believing that only Ivy League universities are good, but there are several other great universities and small colleges around.