Key Small Business Statistics - April 2004

• When is a business "small"?
• How many businesses are there in Canada?
• Where are the self-employed in this count of businesses?
• How many businesses appear and disappear each year?
• Bankruptcy statistics
• How long do small businesses survive?
• How many people work for small businesses?
• How many jobs do small businesses create?
• How much do employees of small businesses earn?
• What is the contribution of small businesses to Canada's Gross Domestic Product?
• 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?
• How many small business entrepreneurs are women?
• Are women who are majority owners in a business refused bank credit more often than men?
• Do SMEs innovate as much as large firms?
• How many small businesses use e-business?