During an online survey, *** percent of surveyed small businesses in the United States said they had temporarily closed a location due to the COVID-19 pandemic during the week ending April 17, 2022. Another *** percent of respondents said that they had opened a previously closed location during the same week.

According to a survey conducted in South Korea in July 2021, about **** percent of small business owners stated that they are considering closing their business either temporarily or permanently due to COVID-19 regulations. About ** percent even indicated that they were seriously considering doing so.

United States SBP: OR: Temporary Business Closure for 1 Day data was reported at 5.200 % in 20 Sep 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5.800 % for 13 Sep 2020. United States SBP: OR: Temporary Business Closure for 1 Day data is updated weekly, averaging 19.100 % from Apr 2020 (Median) to 20 Sep 2020, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 39.800 % in 26 Apr 2020 and a record low of 5.200 % in 20 Sep 2020. United States SBP: OR: Temporary Business Closure for 1 Day data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.S054: Small Business Pulse Survey: by State: West Region: Weekly, Beg Sunday (Discontinued).

Graph and download economic data for Number of Business Failures, All Commercial for United States (M0929CUSM474NNBR) from Jan 1939 to Jun 1965 about failures, commercial, business, and USA.

Almost one quarter of all businesses have temporarily closed or paused trading due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom as of April 2020. The sector with the highest share of business closures were those in the arts, entertainment, and recreation sector, with over ** percent of them currently closed, compared with just *** percent of human health, and social work businesses.

In the wake of COVID-19 and associated lockdowns, small businesses in every state saw a negative change in their revenues when compared to revenues before the pandemic began. Businesses in states like New York, New Jersey, and Michigan saw some of the ******* declines in revenues. Small businesses in more rural states such as South Dakota, Montana and Nebraska also saw their revenues ******, but **** dramatically then in aforementioned states.

United States SBP: GA: Temporary Business Closure for 1 Day data was reported at 11.100 % in 20 Sep 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.500 % for 13 Sep 2020. United States SBP: GA: Temporary Business Closure for 1 Day data is updated weekly, averaging 17.300 % from Apr 2020 (Median) to 20 Sep 2020, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 41.900 % in 26 Apr 2020 and a record low of 8.500 % in 30 Aug 2020. United States SBP: GA: Temporary Business Closure for 1 Day data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.S042: Small Business Pulse Survey: by State: South Region: Weekly, Beg Sunday (Discontinued).

This table presents experimental counts of businesses that open, close, or continue their operations each month for various levels of geographic and industry detail across Canada going back to January 2015. The data are available as series that are adjusted for seasonality. The level of geographic detail includes national, provincial and territorial, as well as census metropolitan areas (CMA). The data are also broken down by two-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) with some common aggregations, including one for the total business sector for national, provincial and territorial levels of geography.

United States SB: IL: OP: Closures: Permanently Closed a Location data was reported at 2.000 % in 04 Apr 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.400 % for 21 Mar 2022. United States SB: IL: OP: Closures: Permanently Closed a Location data is updated weekly, averaging 1.500 % from Nov 2021 (Median) to 04 Apr 2022, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.200 % in 14 Mar 2022 and a record low of 1.400 % in 21 Mar 2022. United States SB: IL: OP: Closures: Permanently Closed a Location data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.S: Small Business Pulse Survey: by State: Midwest Region: Weekly, Beg Monday (Discontinued).

In March 2020, Mayor Carter announced the Saint Paul Bridge Fund to provide emergency relief for families and small businesses most vulnerable to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The program was funded through $3.25 million dollars from the Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority along with contributions from philanthropic, corporate and individual donors. Through these additional contributions, the fund provided $4.1 million to families and small businesses in Saint Paul.Data previously shared in this space included only the 380 recipients funded through "Phase 1". This dataset includes all three phases that were ultimately rolled out through the Bridge Fund for Small Business program.Nearly 2,000 unique applications applied for a small business grant of $7,50036% were from ACP50 areas (Areas of Concentrated Poverty where 50% or more of the residents are people of color)The applications were reviewed in order of a random number assigned at application close. Of these applications:633 small businesses were awarded a $7,500 grant36% of applications in the city were from ACP50 areas86% of applicants in the city cited they were ordered closed under one of the Governor’s Executive OrdersThis is a dataset of the small businesses that applied for the Bridge Fund and includes:Self-reported survey responsesAward informationGeographic information Additional information about the Saint Paul Bridge Fund may be found at stpaul.gov/bridge-fund.

Key small business statistics for 2025, covering total businesses, AI adoption, job creation, employment share, failure rates, non-employer firms, and top US states.

More than 200 million businesses use Facebook globally. The goal of Meta’s quarterly Small Business Surveys is to learn about the unique perspectives, challenges and opportunities of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).

The Future of Business (FoB) Survey is conducted biannually in partnership with the World Bank and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) across nearly 100 countries. The target population consists of SMEs that have an active Facebook Business Page and include both newer and longer-standing businesses, spanning across a variety of sectors. Meta also conducts the Global State of Small Business (GSoSB) Survey bi-annually in partnership with various academic partners across approximately 30 countries. Similarly to the FoB Survey, the target population is active Facebook Page Administrators, but also includes the general population of Facebook users.

Survey questions for all surveys cover a range of topics depending on the survey wave such as business characteristics, challenges, financials and strategy in addition to custom modules related to regulation, gender inequity, access to finance, digital technologies, reduction in revenues, business closures, international trade, inflation, reduction of employees and challenges/needs of the business.

Aggregated country level data for each survey wave is available to the public on HDX and controlled access microdata is available to Data for Good at Meta partners. Please visit https://dataforgood.facebook.com/dfg/tools/future-of-business-survey to apply for access to microdata or contact dataforgood@fb.com for any questions.

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United States SB: NY: OP: Closures: Permanently Closed a Location data was reported at 1.300 % in 11 Apr 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.500 % for 04 Apr 2022. United States SB: NY: OP: Closures: Permanently Closed a Location data is updated weekly, averaging 2.100 % from Nov 2021 (Median) to 11 Apr 2022, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.100 % in 03 Jan 2022 and a record low of 1.000 % in 06 Dec 2021. United States SB: NY: OP: Closures: Permanently Closed a Location data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.S: Small Business Pulse Survey: by State: Northeast Region: Weekly, Beg Monday (Discontinued).

United States SB: OR: OP: Closures: Permanently Closed a Location data was reported at 3.100 % in 21 Mar 2022. United States SB: OR: OP: Closures: Permanently Closed a Location data is updated weekly, averaging 3.100 % from Mar 2022 (Median) to 21 Mar 2022, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.100 % in 21 Mar 2022 and a record low of 3.100 % in 21 Mar 2022. United States SB: OR: OP: Closures: Permanently Closed a Location data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.S053: Small Business Pulse Survey: by State: West Region: Weekly, Beg Monday (Discontinued).

The Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) includes measures of establishment openings and closings, firm startups, job creation and destruction by firm size, age, and industrial sector, and several other statistics on business dynamics. The U.S. economy is comprised of over 6 million establishments with paid employees. The population of these businesses is constantly churning -- some businesses grow, others decline and yet others close. New businesses are constantly replenishing this pool. The BDS series provide annual statistics on gross job gains and losses for the entire economy and by industrial sector, state, and MSA. These data track changes in employment at the establishment level, and thus provide a picture of the dynamics underlying aggregate net employment growth.

There is a longstanding interest in the contribution of small businesses to job and productivity growth in the U.S. Some recent research suggests that it is business age rather than size that is the critical factor. The BDS permits exploring the respective contributions of both firm age and size.

BDS is based on data going back through 1976. This allows business dynamics to be tracked, measured and analyzed for young firms in their first critical years as well as for more mature firms including those that are in the process of reinventing themselves in an ever changing economic environment.

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Abstract

To gain a deeper understanding of the perspectives, challenges, and opportunities for small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic, Facebook and partners collaborate to collect and share timely information with the broader community. The State of Small Business (SoSB) Survey surveys SMBs, employees, and consumers from approximately 30 countries across the globe. This combination of survey respondents allows us to evaluate how the impacts on SMBs, their employees, and their clients have developed throughout 2021.

Geographic coverage

Argentina Australia Belgium Brazil Canada Colombia Egypt France Germany Ghana India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Kenya Mexico Nigeria Pakistan Philippines Poland Portugal Russian Federation (the) South Africa Spain Taiwan Turkey United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of America (the) Vietnam

Analysis unit

The study describes small and medium-sized business owners, their employees and consumers.

Universe

The survey uses a random sample of SMB leaders with Facebook Page administrator privileges and of the general population of Facebook users. Therefore, the sample covered in the survey is representative of SMB leaders surveyable through Facebook at the country level.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The survey reaches a random sample of SMB leaders with Facebook Page administrator privileges and of the general population of Facebook users. A random sample of firms, representing the target population in each country, is selected to respond to the survey. To achieve better representation of the broader small business population on Facebook, Facebook also weights our results based on known characteristics of the Facebook Page admin population.

Mode of data collection

Internet [int]

Research instrument

Questions cover a range of topics depending on the survey wave such as business characteristics, challenges, financials and strategy in addition to custom modules related to regulation, access to finance, digital technologies, reduction in revenues, business closures, reduction of employees and challenges/needs of the business

Response rate

Response rates to online surveys vary widely depending on a number of factors including survey length, region, strength of the relationship with invitees, incentive mechanisms, invite copy, interest of respondents in the topic and survey design. To achieve better representation of the broader small business population on Facebook, Facebookwe also weights our results based on known characteristics of the Facebook Page admin population.

Note: Response rates are calculated as the number of respondents who completed the survey divided by the total number of SMBs invited.

Sampling error estimates

Any survey data is prone to several forms of error and biases that need to be considered to understand how closely the results reflect the intended population. In particular, the following components of the total survey error are noteworthy: Sampling error is a natural characteristic of every survey based on samples and reflects the uncertainty in any survey result that is attributable to the fact that not the whole population is surveyed.Other factors beyond sampling error that contribute to such potential differences are frame or coverage error (sampling frame of Page owners does not include all relevant businesses but also may include individuals that don’t represent businesses), and nonresponse error.

Note that the sample is meant to reflect the population of businesses on Facebook, not the population of small businesses in general. This group of digitized SMEs is itself a community worthy of deeper consideration and of considerable policy interest. However, care should be taken when extrapolating to the population of SMEs in general. Moreover, future work should evaluate the external validity of the sample. Particularly, respondents should be compared to the broader population of SMEs on Facebook, and the economy as a whole.

During a survey on small businesses in the U.S. in August 2024, about 21 percent of the respondents stated that the most important problem for small businesses was quality of labor. Additionally, around 24 percent of survey participants said that inflation was the most important problem for their business, a slight increase from August 2023, when inflation was the biggest concern for 23 percent of businesses.

The data are anonymized administrative records for 92,227 firms that registered with the North Carolina Secretary of State (NCSOS) between 2009 and 2022 which were later dissolved between 2015 to 2022. Dissolution is defined as registered firms that have been (1) administratively dissolved by the NCSOS, (2) voluntary filed articles of dissolution, (3) placed into revenue suspension status by the NC Department of Revenue, or (4) were judicially dissolved as the result of adverse legal proceedings. The data include date of formation, dissolution, method of dissolution, and basic geographic indicators of both the registrant entity and its registering officer.

This table includes total expenses, cost of sales (direct expenses), wages and benefits, purchases, materials and sub-contracts, opening inventory, closing inventory, operating expenses (indirect expenses), labour and commissions, amortization and depletion, repairs and maintenance, utilities and telephone and telecommunication, rent, interest and bank charges, advertising and promotion, delivery and shipping and warehouse, insurance, other indirect expenses, net profit or loss. All incorporation statuses. Values are averages in current dollars unless otherwise stated.