New York SBDC Research Network

Table 8. Private sector establishment births and deaths, seasonally adjusted (2003 - current) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

If you get "The Small Business Advocate" newsletter from SBA's Office of Advocacy (and you've actually read it), then this won't be news to you. Their March 2008 issue features an article called "Trio of New Advocacy Reports". They don't always pertain to the day-to-day activities with our clients, but I find them interesting nonetheless. Here's what they mention: 1) " The Tax Debts of Small Business Owners in Bankruptcy " 2) " Rural and Urban Establishment Births and Deaths " 3) " Small Business and Micro Business Lending in the U.S., 2005-2006 " Regarding #3, here's one person's take on the real impact of microlending, at least internationally.