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Research and Statistics

Part of Advocacy’s mission is to conduct, sponsor, and promote economic research that provides an environment for small business growth. Follow the links and information below for additional data.

Frequently Asked Questions about Small Business Finance This document sketches the ecosystem or life-cycle of small business financing. The FAQ format allows users to browse through topics and learn about specific issues. The financial needs of small businesses, which include start-ups, ...
Frequently Asked Questions Answers to basic and frequently asked questions about small business. View a one-page Q&A to print and post on your wall as a reference to the basics on small business.
State Economic Profiles The Office of Advocacy’s Small Business Profiles for the States and Territories supply data on small businesses in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The publication also provides national-level data and limited data on ...
Firm Size Data Statistics of U.S. Businesses, Business Dynamics Statistics, Business Employment Dynamics, and Nonemployer Statistics. To view archived data on small businesses, please visit our archive site.
Quarterly Indicators
Research Issues Part of Advocacy’s mission is to conduct, sponsor, and promote economic research that provides an environment for small business health and growth. Below is a listing of the research that we conducted, and sponsored; and our links to the ...

Small Business Capital Crunch: Debt and Equity

The SBA Office of Advocacy is holding a symposium called "Small Business Capital Crunch: Debt and Equity" on September 15 at the Senate Visitors Center.
High-Impact Firms: Gazelles Revisited

A previous Advocacy-funded study from Corporate Research Board, High-Impact Firms: Gazelles Revisited, found that fast-growing or high-impact companies were a main contributor to new jobs. In light of the current need for a growing labor market, a natural question is how the deteriorating economy of 2008 affected high-impact companies and their jobs. This study picks up where the previous one left off, and it addresses such additional questions as the gender of the owners and the financial condition of high-impact companies.