Media

Small business data, research, and analysis from the Federal Reserve Banks may be cited by the media. Please direct media inquiries to Chuck Soder at chuck.soder@clev.frb.org.

Recent Press Releases

2024

• Fees easily rank as the top payments challenge small businesses face
• Startups much more likely to report growth than older small businesses
• Some small businesses struggle with debt burden from COVID-19 EIDL loans
• New charts break down Fed’s Small Business Credit Survey by geography, owner demographics, industry, size, and more
• Fed survey: Small business conditions hold steady, but challenges persist (clevelandfed.org)

2023

• Fed report: Entrepreneurs of color grow in number, still struggle to get financing (clevelandfed.org)
• Fed Survey Finds Small Business Credit Conditions Returning to Prepandemic Norms Amid Some Persistence of Challenges (clevelandfed.org)