About Small Businesses

Your Small Business is Probably Performing Better Than You Think

Infographic | What’s New With Small Business, 2019

Happy Small Business (and Small Business Customer) Week, 2019

While small businesses create jobs, there’s another thing that small businesses and their customers do that’s equally important: They create communities.

Self-Employed Business Owners Struggle to Grow, But 78% Say it’s a Good Time to Start a Business | 2019

A Small Business on Valentine’s Day is Like a Box of Chocolates

Survey: Being Your Own Boss is a Leading Reason for Business Ownership

Tip for Marketers Targeting Small Business: SMBs Don’t Use the Term SMB

Neighbors, Communities, Even a Big Company, are Stepping in to Support Kids’ Curbside Startups

These kids are learning some small business lessons about how much their neighbors want them to succeed.

Retiring Boomers, Rising Revenues, Fuel Record Buy/Sales of Small Businesses | Q1-Q2 2018

BizBuySell analysts attribute the growth to a growing number of Baby Boomers exiting their business as well as improving business financials.

Americans Rank Military and Small Business as Nation’s Two Most Trusted Institutions | 2018

In an era of mistrust, Americans still trust the “institution” of small business.

Small Business Owners are Really, Really Optimistic | 2018 Q2

In addition to recent surveys showing record high small business optimism, May employment statistics released Friday, June 1, 2018 reported that employment increased by 223,000 and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.8 percent.

Two-Thirds of Americans Dream of Opening a Small Business | 2018

Among individuals ages, 37-57 (Generation Xers) 75% of those surveyed had the dream of opening a small business.