Small Businesses in the Ship and Boat Building Industry

Advocacy’s newest publication spotlights the ship and boat building industry. Small businesses represent more than 96 percent of firms in the industry, generating over $14 billion in revenue and $3 billion in payroll a year.

Advocacy’s fact sheet describes the small business makeup, geographic distribution, and federal contracting trends of this important industry, highlighting our role in regulatory advocacy to help small ship and boat manufacturers expand.