Schmelzer is convinced that small businesses are going to dominate the landscape in the years to come, with a combination of former unemployed workers linking up with small businesses, a general backlash against big corporations, and the government’s emphasis on kick-starting the economy through startups and innovation.

ZapThink’s sale is the second acquisition that Schmelzer has overseen. He previously sold ChannelWave, a Boston software company that raised more than $60 million in venture funding, to Click Commerce.

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