[ad_1] Sometimes to understand the future we have to have some historical perspective. We often forgot that before the 19th century, and prior to the industrial revolution, nearly all offices were small offices and/or home offices, with very few exceptions. Now that small business and the self-employed represent the backbone of the current economy, it seems that history does indeed repeat itself. The US economy no longer is dominated by giant corporations. The US Small Business Administration (SBA) reports that…