An overwhelming majority of Americans support actions to help small business – id the plan didn’t fly under the radar it would be incredibly popular.
Leppert 24 – Rebecca Leppert (BA in Religious Studies from George Washington University), 4-22-2024, "A look at small businesses in the U.S.", Pew Research Center, https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/04/22/a-look-at-small-businesses-in-the-us/ /$antiP/
Most U.S. adults (86%) say small businesses have a positive effect on the way things are going in the country these days, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. Small businesses, in fact, receive by far the most positive reviews of any of the nine U.S. institutions we asked about, outranking even the military and churches.
Despite their name, small businesses loom large in the United States. These businesses – defined here as those with 500 employees or fewer – account for 99.9% of U.S. firms, according to the Small Business Administration. While most of these 33 million firms don’t have paid employees, about 6 million of them do. They account for just under half of total private sector employment (46%).
As National Small Business Week approaches, here’s a look at small businesses in the U.S. and public attitudes about them, based on federal data and Center surveys.