Brussels, 11/06/2010 (Agence Europe) - A report on small business in the EU published by the European Commission on 11 June shows that the start of the economic crisis in 2008 ended the very positive growth rates seen since the start of the decade, when SMEs were the biggest creator of jobs in the European economy, creating 9.4 million jobs between 2002 and 2008. This contrasts with the 3.25 million jobs lost in SMEs in 2009 and 2010.
The report examining small businesses' performance gives...