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Owner Demographics

African-American Entrepreneurs: Contributions and Challenges

Office of Advocacy May 24, 2022

African-Americans are underrepresented among self-employed workers. When African-Americans own firms, they are less likely to have employees, operate with less financing, and are more likely to become discouraged enough to forego applying…

SBA’s Office of Advocacy Celebrates Census’ Inaugural Nonemployer Business Owner Demographic Data…

Office of Advocacy Dec 17, 2020

Release No. 20-04…

Latino Business Ownership: Contributions and Barriers for U.S.-Born and Immigrant Latino…

Office of Advocacy Jan 1, 2018

Robert W. Fairlie, Ph.D., January 2018 Full ReportDownload Research SummaryDownload Large differences in business ownership rates and income exist between minority groups and non-minorities. Those differences have persisted over…

Entrepreneurship in Low-Income Areas

Office of Advocacy Sep 30, 2017

By Maurice Kugler, Marios Michaelides, Neha Nanda, and Cassandra Agbayani, September 2017 Full ReportDownload Research SummaryDownload This study describes entrepreneurship in low-income areas. It focuses on three things: the…

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

Office of Advocacy May 31, 2017

Michael McManus, Regulatory Economist, May 31, 2017 Issue Brief 13, Womens-Business-Ownership-in-the-USDownload Infographic: Women-Owned Business Spotlight Download Interactive Fig. 3–Industry Distribution by Gender of Owner …

Minority Business Ownership: Data from the 2012 Survey of Business Owners

Office of Advocacy Sep 14, 2016

Michael McManus, September 14, 2016 Issue Brief 12, Minority Business Ownership: Data from the 2012 Survey of Business OwnersDownload

Imported Entrepreneurs: Foreign-Born Scientists and Engineers in U.S. STEM Fields Entrepreneurship

Office of Advocacy Feb 1, 2016

Margaret E. Blume-Kohout, February 2016 Full ReportDownload Research SummaryDownload Purpose The STEM fields—science, technology, engineering and mathematics—are the source of tangible innovations in products and processes that…

Income and Net Worth of Veteran Business Owners over the Business Cycle, 2007–2013

Office of Advocacy Nov 1, 2015

Veterans constitute a vital part of the nation’s population and business sector. Their economic success is a national priority and a key objective of government efforts to expand small business and entrepreneurship opportunities. The recent…