1. The latest figures show that small business creates 65 percent or more of America's net new jobs.
2. There are approximately 960,900 minority-owned businesses and 871,617 women-owned businesses in California, and almost all of them are small businesses.
3. California saw an estimated 117,016 new, small firms start-up in the last year that was measured.
4. Small businesses are 97 percent of America's exporters and produce 26 percent of all export value.
5. Home-based businesses account for 53 percent of all small businesses.
6. Small businesses employ 53 percent of California's non-farm private sector workers.
7. The 3,320,977 small businesses in California are located in every community and neighborhood.
8. Small patenting firms produce 13 to 14 times more patents per employee than large patenting firms.
9. Small businesses create more than 50 percent of the American non-farm, private gross domestic product.
10. Small businesses make up 99.2 percent of all California employers.
Source: U.S. Small Business Administration
2. There are approximately 960,900 minority-owned businesses and 871,617 women-owned businesses in California, and almost all of them are small businesses.
3. California saw an estimated 117,016 new, small firms start-up in the last year that was measured.
4. Small businesses are 97 percent of America's exporters and produce 26 percent of all export value.
5. Home-based businesses account for 53 percent of all small businesses.
6. Small businesses employ 53 percent of California's non-farm private sector workers.
7. The 3,320,977 small businesses in California are located in every community and neighborhood.
8. Small patenting firms produce 13 to 14 times more patents per employee than large patenting firms.
9. Small businesses create more than 50 percent of the American non-farm, private gross domestic product.
10. Small businesses make up 99.2 percent of all California employers.
Source: U.S. Small Business Administration