A call to action for support of small businessesColorado co-author Seth Levine is the co-founder of Foundry Group - supporting venture funds and global companies。 Virginia co-author Elizabeth MacBride is a highly respected business journalist and founder of Times of Entrepreneurship， sharing stories of entrepreneurs she has encountered。The ‘new builders’ of the title are women， people of color， immigrants， and people over 40 – those courageous and successful entrepreneurs whose small businesses A call to action for support of small businessesColorado co-author Seth Levine is the co-founder of Foundry Group - supporting venture funds and global companies。 Virginia co-author Elizabeth MacBride is a highly respected business journalist and founder of Times of Entrepreneurship， sharing stories of entrepreneurs she has encountered。The ‘new builders’ of the title are women， people of color， immigrants， and people over 40 – those courageous and successful entrepreneurs whose small businesses are the true direction of the future。 Though the highly visible， huge high tech entrepreneurs – such as Apple， Amazon， and other Silicon Valley giants – have become the giant corporations usurping too many aspects of our needs into a ‘have all， serve all， deliver all’ economy， often also representing the influence of government presence， the true basis of our healthy economic future is dependent on the sustenance and support of the small business arena。 In a well written and fact supported delivery， the authors offer a fine history of small business success and importance， and in doing so， alert us all to the need for a national movement to support them， such as with new forms of finance and mentorship。This is a fine wake-up call to refocus attention away from the mega giants and instead to support the small business entrepreneurs。 。。。more