The NYTimes has an article on starting a small business. It has the SBA data on small business starts and closures in 2005, which are:
"An estimated 671,800 small businesses with employees opened their doors in 2005, the most recent year with statistics available, even as another 544,800 were expected to close theirs that year."
I posted earlier on the reduction of small business volatility. It is important to remember that even as volitility decreases, small business risk is still fairly high. Related article quote from SBA:
“If you’re new you have about a 50-50 chance of surviving five years,” said Brian Headd, an economist with the Office of Advocacy, which tracks small businesses and examines the impact of proposed regulations on them."
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