

While SCORE has collected this data annually for eight years, this is the first year that selected statistics will be shared with the general public.
This data report unveils statistically significant survey findings drawn from 18,000 respondents, enhancing existing available data on American small business ownership. The report goes beyond the small business data reported in the U.S. Census to provide new details on pre-start businesses, entrepreneurial sentiment and, most significantly, the impact of non-employer firms, start-ups and microbusinesses on job creation.
In presenting this new information, this report fills a gap in the existing research and helps cultivate a more accurate understanding of the true state of today’s Main Street, USA. The data contained in this report also lays a foundation for future Megaphone of Main Street reports, which will delve deeper into specialized small business subtopics such as start-ups and small business financing.
Small businesses drive the American economy, both in their local communities and nationwide. In fact, one in two workers in the private workforce run or work for a small business, and one in four individuals in the total U.S. population are part of the small business community.1 For this reason, the results of this data report are meaningful not only to the American small business community, but also to the nation as a whole.
Answers collected from 18,000+ SCORE clients from all 50 U.S. states, plus Washington, D.C., representing various sized small businesses in a broad coverage of industries.
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