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Your anonymous survey response to the Small Business Credit Survey will help the Federal Reserve share vital information on the current business climate. The survey takes 10–12 minutes to complete and is open to all for-profit businesses with fewer than 500 employees.
From Short-Term Relief to Long-Term Hardship: Some Small Businesses Struggle with Debt Burdens from COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans
Numerous small businesses turned to the government's Economic Injury Disaster Loan program to weather the most challenging days of the pandemic. But some of these firms are struggling with the resulting debt burdens.
2024 Firms in Focus chartbooks on small business data
These 43 chartbooks help researchers easily compare small business data. They break down the data from the Federal Reserve’s 2023 Small Business Credit Survey by business characteristics, owner demographics, and geographic location (states and metropolitan statistical areas).
2024 Report on Employer Firms
Firm revenue and employment growth held mostly steady between 2022 and 2023 but lagged prepandemic levels. Application rates for financing declined, and approvals remained little changed.
2023 Report on Startup Firms Owned by People of Color
Startup firms owned by people of color were more likely than white-owned startups to expect to add employees in next year but less likely to be approved for financing.
2023 Report on Nonemployer Firms
Nonemployer firms are less likely to be profitable than their employer firm counterparts, and they face more substantial challenges accessing credit.
2023 Firms in Focus
Firms in Focus is a series of chartbooks presenting Small Business Credit Survey data across various business and owner demographic characteristics, as well as by state and metropolitan statistical area (MSA).