According to 2024 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 20.4% of businesses fail in their first year after opening, 49.4% fail in their first 5 years, and 65.3% fail in their first 10 years. That’s a much better survival rate than the frequently cited myth that half of businesses fail in their first […]
How Many New Businesses Are Started Each Year? 2024 Data Reveals the Answer.
Data from the US Census Bureau shows a record-breaking 5,481,437 new businesses were started in 2023. The onset of the pandemic in 2020 has driven a surge in new business creation, so the number of new businesses is trending up. On average, there are 4.7 million businesses started every year. That average is from the […]
What is a Small Business? Here’s How the SBA Defines Small Businesses.
The US Small Businesses Administration defines a small business as a corporate entity with between less than $41.5m in annual revenue and fewer than 1,500 total employees. The SBA’s definition of a small business depends on the industry the business operates in. The full list can be found here. Here’s the definition of a small […]
10 Small Business Statistics Everyone Should Know (Updated Frequently)
Small businesses are the backbone of both local and global economies. And while businesses spend countless hours trying to understand their customers, a comparatively small amount of ink is spent trying to understand small businesses. Now, we’ll look at some of the most recent and interesting data available on the state of small business and […]
How Many Small Businesses Are There in the US in 2022? Data Reveals the Number.
How many small businesses are there in the United States? According to the Small Business Administration, there are currently 32,540,953 million small businesses in the US. Small businesses represented 99% of all businesses in the US. Of these small businesses, 81% have no employees and 19% have paid employees. The SBA defines a small business […]
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