Provides the only national data available for comparing selected economic, demographic, and sociological characteristics among minority, women, non minority male, and all business owners and their businesses.
Owners report data on personal characteristics and business acquisition, financing, and operations.
Personal characteristics data include age, marital status, education, work experience, and veteran status. Business acquisition and financing data include method of acquiring ownership, and sources of capital. Business operations data include owner hours worked, assets and liabilities, net income, employee and customer profiles, and volume of exports.