Key Small Business Statistics - July 2012

Table of contents

• Foreword
• Highlights
• Number of Businesses
  • When is a business "small"?
  • How many businesses are there in Canada?
• Survival
  • How many businesses appear and disappear each year?
    • Bankruptcy statistics
  • How long do small businesses survive?
  • What share of firms are high-growth firms?
• Employment and Earnings
  • How many people work for small businesses?
  • How many jobs do small businesses create?
  • How much do employees of small businesses earn?
• Contribution to GDP
  • What is the contribution of small businesses to Canada's gross domestic product?
• Self-Employment
  • Who is self-employed?
  • How many people are self-employed?
  • How has self-employment contributed to job creation?
  • Do the self-employed work longer hours than employees?
• Women in Business
  • How many small business entrepreneurs are women?
• Exports
  • What is the contribution of small businesses to Canada's exports?