8 Amazing Facts about Small Businesses

8 AMAZING F A C T S

a b o u t SMALL

BUSINESSES

1

in 2010 there were

2.79 MILLION S M A L L B U S I N E S S E S

and 1 8 , 5 0 0 f i r m s w i t h 5 0 0 em p l o y e e s o r m o r e �

Source:  SBA  Office  of  Advocacy  (www.sba.gov)  

2

SMALL BUSINESSES make up

99.7% of �

U.S. employer FIRMS

98% of �

FIRMS EXPORTING GOODS

Source:  SBA  Office  of  Advocacy  (www.sba.gov)  

and

3

52% of small businesses operate

FROM HOME

Source:  SBA  Office  of  Advocacy  (www.sba.gov)  

4

about

ONE HALF of new businesses

SURVIVE F I V E Y E A R S

O R M O R E

Source:  SBA  Office  of  Advocacy  (www.sba.gov)  

5

65% of net new jobs

Since 1995 were generated by

SMALL BUSINESSES

Source:  SBA  Office  of  Advocacy  (www.sba.gov)  

6

IN MARCH 2011 5.5% of the Self-Employed

( a b o u t 9 0 0 , 0 0 0 p e o p l e ) �

WEREUNEMPLOYED T H E P R E V I O U S Y E A R �

Source:  SBA  Office  of  Advocacy  (www.sba.gov)  

7

Approximately 65% of a l l   U . S .   b u s i n e s s e s  

are nonemployer businesses

Source:  SBA  Office  of  Advocacy  (www.sba.gov)  

8

58% of CUSTOMERS prefer using

TOLL-FREE VANITY NUMBERS R A T H E R   T H A N   A   L O C A L   N U M B E R  

Source:  Mountain  MarkeGng  Group  (www.mountainmg.com)  

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