Business continues to change under the increasing impact of IT and globalization. In today's world, cloud computing makes it possible for a small company to access the resources such as accounting and management tools just like those used by larger companies at a relatively small price. Outsourcing makes it possible to create a business from an assembly of services, with innovation itself often outsourced. Crowdfunding is creating specialty startups outside the normal bounds of investment, and enormous growth in mergers is making acquisition a critical and routine source of new business ideas.