During a April 2022 survey, 21.6 percent of surveyed small businesses in the United States claimed that the COVID-19 pandemic had a large negative effect on business. In comparison, only 1.7 percent of respondents said that the pandemic had a large positive effect on their business.

According to survey conducted in March 2020, only ** percent of respondents had seen sales decrease at their business or workplace due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The greatest impact so far has been the cancellation of meetings and conferences, with ** percent of respondents reporting this.

The indicators and analysis presented in this bulletin are based on responses from the new voluntary fortnightly business survey, which captures businesses responses on how their turnover, workforce prices, trade and business resilience have been affected in the two week reference period. These data relate to the period 6 April 2020 to 19 April 2020.

According to a survey conducted in November and December of 2021, ** percent of small businesses in Vietnam experienced major negative effects due to COVID-19 in 2021. This marked a slight decrease from over ** percent in the previous year. In comparison, about ** percent of the surveyed small businesses in China perceived a negative COVID-19-related impact in 2021.

This page is no longer updated. It has been superseded by the Business insights and impacts on the UK economy dataset page (see link in Notices). It contains comprehensive weighted datasets for Wave 7 onwards. All future BICS datasets will be available there. The datasets on this page include mainly unweighted responses from the voluntary fortnightly business survey, which captures businesses’ responses on how their turnover, workforce prices, trade and business resilience have been affected in the two-week reference period, up to Wave 17.

The extent to which businesses have faced various challenges in their business operations because of COVID-19, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code, business employment size, type of business and majority ownership.

County Business Patterns (CBP) is an annual series that provides economic data by industry at the U.S., State, County and Metropolitan Area levels. This series includes the number of establishments, employment during the week of March 12, first quarter payroll, and annual payroll. CBP provides statistics for businesses with paid employees for the U.S., Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas. Census Bureau staff identified a processing error that affects selected data from the 2014 County Business Patterns (CBP). As a result, we suppressed 2014 employment and payroll totals in the Health Care and Social Assistance sector (Sector 62) for the following geographies: U.S.; Michigan; Battle Creek, MI metro area; Calhoun County, MI; and the 3rd congressional district of Michigan. This processing error did not affect other sectors. While suppressed values can be derived by subtraction, we do not recommend using the derived values in any analyses. The Census Bureau plans to release revised statistics at a later date.

Among polled business representatives, the majority was certain that the most affected segments by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Russia were public catering and tourism, as per ** and ** percent of respondents, respectively.

For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

The indicators and analysis presented in this article are based on selected responses over time from the new voluntary fortnightly business survey, which captures businesses responses on how their turnover, workforce, prices, trade and business resilience have been affected in the two week reference period. This data relates to the period 23 March 2020 to 17 May 2020 (Wave 2 to Wave 5).

Release Date: 2021-03-11.The Census Bureau has reviewed this data product for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information and has approved the disclosure avoidance practices applied (Approval ID: CBDRB-FY20-424)...Release Schedule:.Data in this file come from estimates of technology use of employer firms from the 2019 Annual Business Survey (ABS) collection. Data are also obtained from administrative records, the 2017 Economic Census, and other economic surveys...Note: The collection year is the year in which the data are collected. A reference year is the year that is referenced in the questions on the survey and in which the statistics are tabulated. For example, the 2019 ABS collection year produces statistics for the 2018 reference year. The "Year" column in the table is the reference year...For more information about ABS planned data product releases, see Tentative ABS Schedule...Key Table Information:.This is one of twenty tables in the 2019 ABS technology series to provide detailed technology use and production statistics with select economic and demographic characteristics of businesses (TCB) for U.S. employer firms that reported the sex, ethnicity, race, and veteran status for up to four persons owning the largest percentage(s) of the business. The data include U.S. firms with paid employees operating during the reference year with receipts of $1,000 or more, which are classified in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), Sectors 11 through 99, except for NAICS 111, 112, 482, 491, 521, 525, 813, 814, and 92 which are not covered. Employer firms with more than one domestic establishment are counted in each geographic area and industry in which they operate, but only once in the U.S. and state totals for all sectors. Firms are asked to report their employees as of the March 12 pay period...Data Items and Other Identifying Records:.Data include estimates on:.Number of employer firms (firms with paid employees). Percent of employer firms (%). Sales and receipts of employer firms (reported in $1,000s of dollars). Percent of sales and receipts of employer firms (%). Number of employees (during the March 12 pay period). Percent of employees (%). Annual payroll (reported in $1,000s of dollars). Percent of annual payroll (%)...Data Notes:.. Percentage statistics are based on the share of firms that reported data in each technology group. The total number of firms that reported data for each technology are captured in the Total Reporting counts. For example, the total number of firms that selected any response for the Factors Adversely Affecting Artificial Technology Use question on the 2019 ABS questionnaire, represent the number of firms in Artificial Intelligence: Total reporting statistic....Technology Characteristics:.The ABS was designed to include select questions about technology, innovation, and research and development from multiple reference periods and to incorporate new content each survey year based on topics of relevance...Estimates are derived from firms reporting the characteristics tabulated in this dataset. Percentages are always based on total reporting (defined above) and are not recalculated when the dataset is resorted...Industry and Geography Coverage:.The data are shown for the total for all sectors (00) and the 2-digit NAICS code levels for:..United States. States and the District of Columbia...Footnotes:.Footnote 660 - Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (Sector 11): Crop and Animal Production (NAICS 111 and 112) are out of scope..Footnote 661 - Transportation and warehousing (Sector 48-49): Rail Transportation (NAICS 482) and the Postal Service (NAICS 491) are out of scope..Footnote 662 - Finance and insurance (Sector 52): Monetary Authorities-Central Banks (NAICS 521) and Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (NAICS 525) are out of scope..Footnote 663 - Other services, except public administration (Sector 81): Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (NAICS 813) and Private Households (NAICS 814) are out of scope...FTP Download:.Download the entire table at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/abs/data/2018/AB1800TCB05A.zip...API Information:.Annual Business Survey data are housed in the Census Bureau API. For more information, see https://api.census.gov/data/2018/abstcb.html...Methodology:.To maintain confidentiality, the Census Bureau suppresses data to protect the identity of any business or individual. The census results in this file contain sampling and/or nonsampling error. Data users who create their own estimates using data from this file should cite the Census Bureau as the source of the original data only. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Survey Methodology...Symbols:. D - Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; data are included in higher level totals. S - Estimate does not mee...

Innovation, percentage of workers affected by organizational innovations introduced, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and enterprise size for Canada and regions from 2009 to today.

As of 2023, over 72 percent of businesses worldwide were affected by ransomware attacks. This figure represents an increase on the previous five years and was by far the highest figure reported. Overall, since 2018, more than half of the total survey respondents each year stated that their organizations had been victimized by ransomware. Most targeted industries
In 2023, the healthcare industry in the United States was once again most targeted by ransomware attacks. This industry also suffers most data breaches as a consequence of cyberattacks. The critical manufacturing industry ranked second by the number of ransomware attacks, followed by the government facilities industry. Ransomware in the manufacturing industry
The manufacturing industry, along with its subindustries, is constantly targeted by ransomware attacks, causing data loss, business disruptions, and reputational damage. Often, such cyberattacks are international and have a political intent. In 2023, compromised credentials were the leading cause of ransomware attacks in the manufacturing industry.

County Business Patterns (CBP) is an annual series that provides economic data by industry at the U.S., State, County and Metropolitan Area levels. This series includes the number of establishments, employment during the week of March 12, first quarter payroll, and annual payroll. CBP provides statistics for businesses with paid employees for the U.S., Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas. Census Bureau staff identified a processing error that affects selected data from the 2014 County Business Patterns (CBP). As a result, we suppressed 2014 employment and payroll totals in the Health Care and Social Assistance sector (Sector 62) for the following geographies: U.S.; Michigan; Battle Creek, MI metro area; Calhoun County, MI; and the 3rd congressional district of Michigan. This processing error did not affect other sectors. While suppressed values can be derived by subtraction, we do not recommend using the derived values in any analyses. The Census Bureau plans to release revised statistics at a later date.

County Business Patterns (CBP) is an annual series that provides economic data by industry at the U.S., State, County and Metropolitan Area levels. This series includes the number of establishments, employment during the week of March 12, first quarter payroll, and annual payroll. CBP provides statistics for businesses with paid employees for the U.S., Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas. Census Bureau staff identified a processing error that affects selected data from the 2014 County Business Patterns (CBP). As a result, we suppressed 2014 employment and payroll totals in the Health Care and Social Assistance sector (Sector 62) for the following geographies: U.S.; Michigan; Battle Creek, MI metro area; Calhoun County, MI; and the 3rd congressional district of Michigan. This processing error did not affect other sectors. While suppressed values can be derived by subtraction, we do not recommend using the derived values in any analyses. The Census Bureau plans to release revised statistics at a later date.

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■ Objectives Disasters caused by the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake (Specified extraordinary disasters designated by the Cabinet Order on Designation of Specified Extraordinary Disasters in Relation to Disasters Caused by the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake and Measures to Be Applied Thereto (Cabinet Order No. 5 of 2024)) and Disasters Highly Related to the 2024 Noto Torrential Rain (Disasters that occurred from September 21, 2024 to 23 in the City and Town of 6, to which Ishikawa decided to apply pursuant to Item 4, Paragraph 1, Article 1 of the Order for Enforcement of the Disaster Relief Act)(Hereinafter referred to as "the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, etc.".) In 4 Prefecture (Ishikawa, Toyama, Fukui, Niigata), a region that was severely damaged by the earthquake, many small businesses are faced with the loss or destruction of production facilities and sales bases, as well as the loss of customers and sales channels. In order to support the business reconstruction of such small businesses, the Subsidy Project will be implemented in the "disaster-stricken areas" mentioned above, and a part of the expenses required for business reconstruction efforts based on the plan will be subsidized after the businesses themselves prepare a plan for the business reconstruction from the disaster with advice from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

■ Overview grant is a small business and qualified nonprofit corporation (hereinafter referred to as "small business operators, etc.".) located in Ishikawa, Toyama, Fukui and Niigata that was damaged by the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake. It also aims to help small businesses and others affected by the heavy rain in Noto from September 21, 2024 to 23 rebuild their businesses. grant Project subsidizes part of the expenses required for business reconstruction efforts based on management plans formulated by the affected businesses themselves.

■ Target Audience Small Businesses in Ishikawa, Toyama, Fukui and Niigata affected by the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake and Small Businesses affected by the Noto Heavy Rainfall on September 21, 2024 to 23rd. Persons eligible for assistance under grant are small businesses (An individual residing in Japan or a corporation having its head office in Japan) located in Japan that meet all of the requirements listed in (1) through (5). (1) A business operator located in the "affected area" above that was damaged by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake in 2024, etc. (2) A small business operator (3) A 100% stake is not directly or indirectly held by capital or capital contribution in a corporation of 500 million JPY or more (corporations only) (4) The annual average of taxable income for each year or fiscal year for the most recent (declared) 3 years does not exceed JPY 1.5 billion. (5) A small business operator listed in the following (1) through (4) A person who does not fall under any of the following categories of a person who is not an appropriate recipient of grant Grant of grant Disaster Support Framework (Noto Peninsula Earthquake in 2024, etc.) (1) A corporation, etc. (refers to an individual or a corporation. The same shall apply hereinafter. ) However, an organized crime group (meaning an organized crime group as prescribed in Article 2, Item 2 of the Act on Prevention of Unjust Acts by Organized Crime Group Members (Act No. 77 of 1989)). Less than or equal to. ) , or an officer, etc. of a corporation, etc. (in the case of an individual, that person; in the case of a corporation, an officer; or a person substantially involved in Others management). The same shall apply hereinafter. ) However, a member of an organized crime group (meaning a member of an organized crime group as defined in Article 2, Item 6 of the Act) . The same shall apply hereinafter. ) (2) Officers take advantage of an organized crime group or a member of an organized crime group for their own, their own, or a third party's illicit gain, or for the purpose of causing damage to a third party. (3) Officers directly or actively cooperate with or are involved in the maintenance or operation of an organized crime group or a member of an organized crime group, such as by providing funds, etc. or providing benefits. (4) Officers have a socially reprehensible relationship with an organized crime group or a member of an organized crime group, even though they know they are such an organized crime group.

■ Support Category Disaster Assistance

■ grant Maximum Amount ・ [Direct Damage] 2 million JPY [Indirect Damage] 1 million JPY

Please Note: This application page is for small businesses operating in the jurisdiction of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. There is a separate jGrants application page for small businesses operating in the jurisdiction of the Chamber of Commerce (see URL below). ◆ Chambers of Commerce: https://www.jgrants-portal.go.jp/subsidy/a0WJ200000CDOcTMAX

■ Contact Please contact your Chambers of Commerce if you have any questions about this grant project. Contact times: 9: 00~12:00, 13:00~17:00(Excluding weekends and holidays, year-end and New Year holidays)

■ Reference links (links for the guidelines for public offering, issuance regulations, application forms, and application handbook) * Please refer to and confirm the following links before applying. Top Small Scale Sustainability grant (Disaster Relief Window) Click here for Public Offering Guidelines, Key Changes to Public Offering Guidelines, Submission Materials and Forms, and Issuance Guidelines Click here for Frequently Asked Questions

As of March, 2020, ** percent of Australian businesses indicated that the novel Coronavirus had not affected their business at all. While ** percent of businesses indicated that they were affected a great deal and almost ******* somewhat.

■Purpose and Overview This project aims to support local employment and industry in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and small businesses (hereinafter referred to as "participating business operators".). to jointly and collaboratively develop products and services while supplementing each other's insufficient management resources. The applicant becomes the "adopter" after the adoption, and becomes the "subsidized entity" after the decision is made. ) will be implemented with the support of the. The purpose of the project is to help Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and small businesses in the affected area of 4 Prefecture (Ishikawa, Toyama, Fukui, Niigata) rebuild their businesses by improving the product development and sales capabilities of the participating businesses. It should be noted that this project subsidizes a part of the expenses required for the continuous support of participating businesses implemented by regional development agencies and does not subsidize the development of markets or the pursuit of profits by regional development agencies themselves.

■ Projects to be subsidized Projects that fall under all of the following are eligible, on the assumption that regional development agencies play an active and central role and directly contribute to the business reconstruction of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and small businesses in the affected 4 Prefecture (Ishikawa, Toyama, Fukui, Niigata). ・ An initiative that is expected to have wider business effects (support from participating businesses in 10 or above is essential) ・ A sustainable initiative ・ A one-stop initiative (support that goes beyond providing a place to develop sales channels) * Initiatives that are not considered to directly contribute to business reconstruction of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and small businesses in the affected area of 4 Prefecture (Ishikawa, Toyama, Fukui, Niigata) are not eligible for subsidies as they are contrary to their business objectives. * Initiatives in which participating businesses are not directly involved from beginning to end, such as subsidized entity and cooperating outsourcees selling products and services of participating businesses on behalf of participating businesses, are not eligible for subsidies because they are against the purpose of the business. * Participating businesses should be explained about the subsidized project in advance, and applications should be submitted after gaining their understanding of the subsidized project. Expenses related to mere explanations of subsidized projects to participating businesses are not eligible for subsidies. * The applicant's efforts to develop sales channels are not eligible for the subsidy because they are contrary to the purpose of the project. * Initiatives that do not directly benefit participating businesses are not eligible for subsidies because they are contrary to the business purpose. * Expenditures related to support for non-participating businesses are not eligible for subsidies because they are contrary to the business purpose. * The same projects as those implemented in the past, regardless of whether or not grant is used, are not eligible for subsidies. * This project is a subsidy project for those who organize exhibitions, business meetings and sales events targeting Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and small businesses as exhibitors, and a subsidy project for those who operate marketing bases. grant cannot be directly disbursed to participating businesses. * Since the purpose of this project is to improve the product development and sales capabilities of participating businesses, care should be taken not to merely provide "regional development," "industry support," "tourism PR," or "individual support" to participating businesses.

■ Eligibility Eligible applicants must be: ・ Regional Development Agency (Guidelines for Public Offering 1 Purpose of Project Definition of Regional Development Organizations) ・ As a recipient of grant grant for this project, it is necessary to pledge that the applicant does not fall under any of the following items in the "Attached List of Public Offering Guidelines: Pledges Concerning Elimination of Anti-Social Forces" and that he/she will not fall under any of the following items during the implementation period of the subsidy project or after the completion of the subsidy project. ・: When two or more regional development agencies implement the project jointly, a representative organization shall be designated and the representative organization shall be the applicant. ・: Applicants who have implemented a subsidized project in the past must have completed the subsidized project until settlement. (Including cases of joint application.) ・ If an applicant has conducted a subsidized project in the past and is required to submit Form No. 14 (Implementation Effectiveness Report on Joint/Cooperative Market Development Support grant) specified in the Delivery Regulations during the public offering period, the applicant must have already submitted the implementation effectiveness report by the time the application is submitted. (Including cases of joint application.)

■ Definition of a regional development agency An agency that helps local businesses develop sales channels. Corporations established based on ・ Chamber of Commerce and Industry Act, ・ Prefectural governments provided for in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Cooperatives Act, the Central Association of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Organizations, ・ Shopping District, etc. (An organization which constitutes an accumulation of commercial and service industries in shopping district Others, and which is an incorporated organization such as a shopping district promotion association prescribed in the Shopping District Promotion Association Act, a federation of shopping district promotion associations, or a business cooperative prescribed in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Cooperatives Act) Corporations engaged in the business of supporting businesses in ・ region in developing sales channels

■ Definition of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Small Businesses (Participating Businesses) * Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Small Businesses that do not contribute to business reconstruction in the disaster-stricken area of 4 Prefecture (Ishikawa, Toyama, Fukui, Niigata) cannot be participating businesses. * For details, refer to "Scope of Participating Companies" in the Guidelines for Public Offering (P 2) and "Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Small Businesses" in the Attachment 4. (1) Definition of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises ・ Industry in Manufacturing and Others: up to 300 employees or capital of 300 million JPY or less ・ Wholesale: up to 100 employees or capital of 100 million JPY or less ・ Services: up to 100 employees or capital of 50 million JPY or less ・ Retail: up to 50 employees or capital of 50 million JPY or less (2) Definition of Small Business Industry in Manufacturing and Others including Entertainment and Accommodation: up to 20 employees Commerce (Wholesale and Retail Trade (including restaurants)) and Services: up to 5 employees In addition to the above, participating businesses must also meet the following requirements: ・: Neither capital stock nor capital contribution holds, directly or indirectly, 100% of its shares in a corporation of 500 million JPY or more (corporations only) ・: The annual average amount of taxable income for each year or fiscal year for the most recent 3 years determined (and declared) does not exceed JPY 1.5 billion ・: The applicant does not have a capital relationship, such as a subsidiary, with the applicant. ・ The applicant is a company or a profit-making corporation equivalent to a company, and no officer of the applicant concurrently serves as an officer of the participating business operators.

■ Contact: Yurakucho Denki Bldg. 19th Floor, 1 - 7 - 1, Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100 0006, Japan Joint and Cooperative Marketing Support grant Office of the National Federation of Commerce and Industry TEL: 03-6206-3170 E-MAIL: kyodo@shokokai.or.jp Hours: 9: 00~12:00, 13:00~17:00/Monday - Friday (excluding national holidays) In principle, please send inquiries via E-MAIL.