The state’s Comptroller office released a report that found the number of new small businesses in New York trailed the rest of the country by about two-thirds. A small business has fewer than 500 employees, which according to census data, accounted for nearly 99 percent of all businesses in New Yo rk. Several small business owners convened at the capitol on Tuesday and met with lawmakers to address issues they faced and sought change to state laws. ...read more read less