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Advocacy’s Issue Briefs provide timely and concise information on important small business economic issues. These briefs are relevant to small business researchers, policymakers and decision leaders as well as stakeholders involved in small business advocacy and program development.

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Deconstructing the Change in Veteran Business Ownership

Office of Advocacy May 9, 2023

Veteran-owned businesses are generally owned by older veterans. As they age out of the workforce, the number of veteran firms is decreasing. From 2014 to 2020, veteran ownership declined from 11% of businesses to 8.1% of businesses. At the…

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Business Dynamics During COVID-19

Office of Advocacy Jan 18, 2023

COVID-19 affected every business, but the effects varied by sector, firm size, and geography. In some sectors, like Leisure and Hospitality, businesses were hit hard and have yet to fully recover. The pandemic also hurt states that…

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The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Small Businesses

Office of Advocacy Mar 2, 2021

In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States, causing illness, death, and widespread economic devastation. A new issue brief from the Office of Advocacy, “The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Small Businesses,”…

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Deconstructing the Change in Veteran Business Ownership

Business Dynamics During COVID-19

The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Small Businesses

Advocacy Releases “Accessing the Internet in Rural America”

Examining Small Business Impacts in the Regulatory Development Process: The Drawbacks of Averaging

One Year of Equity Crowdfunding

The Retreat of the Rural Entrepreneur

Interest Rates and Non-Bank Lending to Small Businesses

Women’s Business Ownership: Data from the 2012 Survey of Business Owners

Explaining the Emergence of the Immigrant Entrepreneur