Well, I'd just call those new businesses, but dictionaries agree with you. I was using Paul Graham's definition of "startup", which is something more specific:

Well, I'd just call those new businesses, but dictionaries agree with you. I was using Paul Graham's definition of "startup", which is something more specific: http://paulgraham.com/growth.html http://paulgraham.com/growth.html. That's about growth, not tech, so feed distributors could qualify.