The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted businesses that typically require more person to person contact. Recovery rates and changes in the operating capacity of small businesses since the start of the pandemic have also varied by industry. Read “The Pulse of Small Business: An…
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Small Business Facts: Pandemic Pressures City Businesses
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted metropolitan areas, which have seen a higher rate of small…
Small Business Facts: Restaurants and Bars Staggered By Pandemic
In May 2020, employment in leisure and hospitality was down 41 percent relative to May 2019, compared to declines…
Small Business Facts: Small Business Employment Plummets
Since a declaration of emergency for COVID-19 was issued on March 13, 2020, total private employment dropped by…
Small Business Facts: Early Data Show Severe Disruptions
Data collected in the course of administering government programs can provide timely information about changing…
Small Business Facts: Spotlight on Community Bank Lending
In the fourth quarter of 2018, there were over 1.4 million outstanding small business loans held by community…
Small Business Facts: Spotlight on Nonprofits
Nonprofits mean business! While not discussed as much as for-profit businesses, nonprofits are mostly small…
Small Business Facts: Spotlight on Minority-Owned Employer Businesses
In May 2019, the Office of Advocacy published a fact sheet titled “Small Business Facts: Spotlight on…
Small Business Facts: Spotlight on Women-Owned Employer Businesses
In March 2019, the Office of Advocacy published a fact sheet titled “Small Business Facts: Spotlight on Women-Owned…
Small Business Facts: What Is the Status of Bank Credit to Small Businesses?
In February 2019, the Office of Advocacy published a fact sheet titled “Small Business Facts: What Is the Status of…