The Census Bureau's largest survey of young and small businesses, done once every 5 years, is out with new, and close to it's final, data publications using the 2007 Survey of Business Owners.
Characteristics of Businesses
Data on American FactFinder (by gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status):
Jointly Owned or Operated by Spouses: (Industry Detail) (Receipts Size) (Employment Size)
Majority of Business Family-Owned: (Industry Detail) (Receipts Size) (Employment Size)
Number of Owners of Business: (Industry Detail) (Receipts Size) (Employment Size)
Year Business Originally Established: (Industry Detail) (Receipts Size) (Employment Size)
Sources of Start-Up or Acquisition Capital: (Industry Detail) (Receipts Size) (Employment Size)
Amount of Start-Up or Acquisition Capital: (Industry Detail) (Receipts Size) (Employment Size)
Home-Based Business: (Industry Detail) (Receipts Size) (Employment Size)
Operated as a Franchise: (Industry Detail) (Receipts Size) (Employment Size)
Owned by a Franchise: (Industry Detail) (Receipts Size) (Employment Size)
Sources of Capital to Expand Business: (Industry Detail) (Receipts Size) (Employment Size)
Type(s) of Customer Categories: (Industry Detail) (Receipts Size) (Employment Size)
Percent of Total Sales Exported: (Industry Detail) (Receipts Size) (Employment Size)
Operations Established Outside United States: (Industry Detail) (Receipts Size) (Employment Size)
Outsourced Business Function Outside United States: (Industry Detail) (Receipts Size) (Employment Size)
Language(s) Used in Transactions: (Industry Detail) (Receipts Size) (Employment Size)
Type(s) of Workers Employed: (Industry Detail) (Receipts Size) (Employment Size)
Employer-Paid Benefits Offered: (Industry Detail) (Receipts Size) (Employment Size)
Company Had a Web Site: (Industry Detail) (Receipts Size) (Employment Size)
E-Commerce as Percentage of Total Sales: (Industry Detail) (Receipts Size) (Employment Size)
Company Made Purchases Online: (Industry Detail) (Receipts Size) (Employment Size)
Seasonal or Part-Time Business Status: (Industry Detail) (Receipts Size) (Employment Size)
Business Operating or Reason Ceased: (Industry Detail) (Receipts Size) (Employment Size)
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Summary of Findings
Characteristics of Business Owners
Data on American FactFinder (by gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status):
How Initially Acquired Business
Year Acquired Ownership of Business
Primary Function(s) in Business
Average Hours Per Week Spent Working
This Business Primary Source of Income
Prior Experience Owning a Business
Highest Level of Education Completed
Age of the Owner in 2007
Owner Born in the United States
Service-Disabled Veteran Status