{"id":41144,"date":"2021-10-18T04:56:51","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T07:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/?page_id=41144"},"modified":"2025-08-04T03:38:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T06:38:23","slug":"small-business-statistics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/statistics\/small-business-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"The State of Small Business in the US in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"41144\" class=\"elementor elementor-41144\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fc0ab6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fc0ab6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_rotateZ_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_rotateZ_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;0.4&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_rotateZ_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:&quot;38&quot;,&quot;end&quot;:&quot;83&quot;}},&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"218\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/asset1-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41117\" alt=\"\" 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https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/asset3-1-109x300.png 109w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/asset3-1-55x150.png 55w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db29947 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db29947\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Small Business<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000b037 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000b037\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Statistics &amp; Trends<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e359ef elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e359ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f490daa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f490daa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/feature-pic-3-1.png 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a964ca2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a964ca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\"> \t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section 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elementor-element-b14dc41\" data-id=\"b14dc41\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9696f0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9696f0e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa1ba1b\" data-id=\"fa1ba1b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b6181c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b6181c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Small Business Statistics<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c19325 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c19325\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The State of Small Businesses <br>in the US<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f0b3db elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0f0b3db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\"> \t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-398416d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"398416d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Despite having fewer employees and customers than the average large business, small businesses have a significant presence in our economy, promoting innovation, expanding opportunities and driving job creation. Following pandemic-related large shutdowns, changes in operations, and even entire overhauls of small enterprises, these businesses will confront new problems in the coming years.<\/p><p>Lawnstarter put up a list of\u00a0 significant facts and trends that small business owners should be aware of in 2023. To extract relevant and helpful recommendations that may be applied to nearly any sort of business, information was gathered from economy specialists, government papers, market research, and financial news.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45c9482 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45c9482\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea6315f\" data-id=\"ea6315f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-74560bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74560bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c381eeb elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"c381eeb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcb4089 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fcb4089\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shop Small<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a180933 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a180933\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Small Business Saturday<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaf5bde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aaf5bde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As consumer spending continues to recover, consumers in local communities turned up in droves for Small Business Saturday on November 27. <br><br><\/p> <p>Since American Express first launched the movement in 2010, consumer have spent an estimated <strong>$163 billion<\/strong> at small businesses on Small Business Saturday. This year, thousands of Americans from all 50 states participated in Small Business Saturday in their local communities. <br><br>American Express predicts that $0.67 of every dollar spent at a small company stays in the local community. This has the potential to increase sales during the 2022 holiday season.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d6c6e0\" data-id=\"0d6c6e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-084e4b5 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"084e4b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1630\" height=\"1286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/megaphone-saturday.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-42068\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/megaphone-saturday.png 1630w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/megaphone-saturday-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/megaphone-saturday-646x510.png 646w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/megaphone-saturday-150x118.png 150w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/megaphone-saturday-768x606.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/megaphone-saturday-1536x1212.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/megaphone-saturday-928x732.png 928w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1630px) 100vw, 1630px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4644725 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4644725\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-272eb6a\" data-id=\"272eb6a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dad2b4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dad2b4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Small Business Saturday?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98d7478 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98d7478\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Small Business Saturday is an American shopping holiday falling neatly between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, boasting one of the year\u2019s busiest shopping weeks. Small Business Saturday is mainly an inspirational holiday or a rally for supporting small businesses in local communities over big-box retailers or Amazon.<br \/><br \/><\/p><p>The day gained popularity, owing primarily to the Shop Small Movement, and was acknowledged by the US Senate in 2011. It has increased since then, with 2020 having record sales increases of more than 500% and revenue growth of 300%. <br \/><br \/><\/p><p>Being close to end-of-the-year holidays, SBS sales are expected to skyrocket. In 2022, projections expect for holiday retail sales to reach an all-time high ($960.4 billion). Up to $224.31 billion will be targeted for online purchases.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9641a3a\" data-id=\"9641a3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1c167b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1c167b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d9e469\" data-id=\"0d9e469\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3acfa3c elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"3acfa3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-city\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\tLocal Support\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tSupporters bring their community together with events and activities on Small Business Saturday and throughout the year.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-409f38e\" data-id=\"409f38e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd00ed6 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"cd00ed6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-funnel-dollar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\tSmall Adds Up\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tThe dollars you spend at a local business in your community can add up and go back to the community.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e16edcd elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e16edcd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-54a656f\" data-id=\"54a656f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6ded2a elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"e6ded2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-shopping-bag\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\tProduct Diversity  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tSmall businesses have just as much access to vendors (who also determine pricing, not stores) that big box businesses do.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6d520a\" data-id=\"e6d520a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b666a56 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"b666a56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaking an Impact\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tFor every cup of coffee bought from your neighborhood cafe or  gift from a local artist's online store, you are buying small and making a difference.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6bb28c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bb28c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c08935\" data-id=\"3c08935\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0fc7be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0fc7be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Small Business <br>Saturday Statistics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-91b7b01 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"91b7b01\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-57250e9\" data-id=\"57250e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0adc5dc elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0adc5dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0.1}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/shop.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-42070\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/shop.png 512w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/shop-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/shop-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"#\">$23.3 billion were spent at SBS<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">American Express 2021 Small Business Saturday Consumer Insights Survey reported that spending among U.S. consumers who shopped at independent retailers and restaurants on Small Business Saturday reached an estimated $23.3 billion, an increase of 18 percent from $19.8 billion in 2020. More than 51 million people participated in the SBS.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6668f7 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e6668f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0.2}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dollars.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-42071\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dollars.png 512w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dollars-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dollars-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"#\">58% of shoppers shopped online<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">A major source of revenue for small businesses, was somewhat higher on the day, with 58% of customers making an online purchase, up from 56% in 2020 and 43% in 2019.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b10346b elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b10346b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0.3}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/exclamation-mark.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-42072\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/exclamation-mark.png 512w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/exclamation-mark-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/exclamation-mark-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"#\">SBS is critical for small businesses<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">More than half (56%) of small businesses believed that this year's Small Business Saturday was more important than ever for their company, and 78% believed that holiday sales will effect their ability to remain open in 2022.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-130f4e8 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"130f4e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0.35}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/chart.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-42073\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/chart.png 512w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/chart-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/chart-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"#\">70% of respondents would recommend others to shop small<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Small Business Saturday turned out to be inspiring, with 70% of respondents reporting that they would recommend others to buy at small, independently-owned retailers.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a45bb20\" data-id=\"a45bb20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-001ad76 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"001ad76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0.5}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3377\" height=\"6002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Small-Business-Saturday-Instagram-Story-1-01-01.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-69721\" alt=\"Small-Business-Saturday-2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Small-Business-Saturday-Instagram-Story-1-01-01.png 3377w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Small-Business-Saturday-Instagram-Story-1-01-01-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Small-Business-Saturday-Instagram-Story-1-01-01-646x1148.png 646w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Small-Business-Saturday-Instagram-Story-1-01-01-84x150.png 84w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Small-Business-Saturday-Instagram-Story-1-01-01-768x1365.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Small-Business-Saturday-Instagram-Story-1-01-01-864x1536.png 864w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Small-Business-Saturday-Instagram-Story-1-01-01-1152x2048.png 1152w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Small-Business-Saturday-Instagram-Story-1-01-01-928x1649.png 928w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3377px) 100vw, 3377px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f2a2fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f2a2fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecf872e\" data-id=\"ecf872e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fbd2756 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fbd2756\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0434542\" data-id=\"0434542\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdb0da6 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"cdb0da6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-city\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\tLocal Support\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tSupporters bring their community together with events and activities on Small Business Saturday and throughout the year.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcb29e6\" data-id=\"fcb29e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92d77f1 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"92d77f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-funnel-dollar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\tSmall Adds Up\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tThe dollars you spend at a local business in your community can add up and go back to the community.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a373b99 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a373b99\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0952647\" data-id=\"0952647\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c06fd elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"46c06fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-shopping-bag\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\tProduct Diversity  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tSmall businesses have just as much access to vendors (who also determine pricing, not stores) that big box businesses do.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ba2a08\" data-id=\"0ba2a08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f17eea elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"1f17eea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaking an Impact\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tFor every cup of coffee bought from your neighborhood cafe or  gift from a local artist's online store, you are buying small and making a difference.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5130827 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5130827\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_mouseTrack_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_mouseTrack_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-549a24a\" data-id=\"549a24a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f2ca03 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f2ca03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CHAPTER 1 <\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebebab4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebebab4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General Small <br>Business Statistics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5890415 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5890415\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is never a dearth of small businesses in the US. There are millions of them, and the number fluctuates on a regular basis as thousands close and others open.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-901defe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"901defe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4694d3d\" data-id=\"4694d3d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ec587e elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ec587e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d064dd\" data-id=\"2d064dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e1307b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e1307b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">There are 33.2 million small businesses<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b391cdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b391cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By December 2021 there were a total of 33.2 million small businesses in the U.S., accounting for 99.9% of all private establishments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-95b482b\" data-id=\"95b482b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f47c9da elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"f47c9da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-business1\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-053aa0c elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"053aa0c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e0cecf\" data-id=\"8e0cecf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-671c51d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"671c51d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Small businesses employ 61.7 million workers<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70675f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70675f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Small businesses have an estimated 61.7 million employees, making up a whopping 38.85% of all employees in the United States. Still, 81% of small businesses have no employees.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ccf72b\" data-id=\"4ccf72b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fd50c4 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"1fd50c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-building\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f51e05\" data-id=\"7f51e05\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dc9781 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-line_chart\" data-id=\"6dc9781\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"line_chart.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div role=\"img\" class=\"chart-card\"> \t<div> \t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"heading graphina-chart-heading\"> \t\t\t\tTotal small businesses in the U.S. vs. Employment by small businesses\t\t\t<\/h4> \t\t \t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-heading graphina-chart-sub-heading\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t<\/div> \t<div class=\"chart-box\">     <div class=\"graphina-elementor-chart\"         data-chart_type=\"line\"         data-common_filter_id=\"\"         data-element_id=\"6dc9781\"         data-chart_options=\"{&quot;series&quot;:[{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Total small businesses&quot;,&quot;data&quot;:[28.2,28.4,28.8,29.7,30.2,30.8,31.7,32.5],&quot;yaxis&quot;:0},{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Employment by small 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data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c24092f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c24092f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-37c6589\" data-id=\"37c6589\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce32027 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle 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\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">42,650 new small businesses opened in 2020<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-261255a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"261255a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Between March 2019 and March 2020 1 million new small businesses came into existence, while 909,808 closed their doors, enjoying a year over year (YoY) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.advocacy.sba.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/30143723\/Small-Business-Economic-Profile-US.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">net increase of 42,650 businesses.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bdd6a63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bdd6a63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0565673\" data-id=\"0565673\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efc572a elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"efc572a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-building\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe47862\" data-id=\"fe47862\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4cddbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4cddbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">There are over 360,000 Landscaping small businesses<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3aa055 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_mouseTrack_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_mouseTrack_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2fef94\" data-id=\"d2fef94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-581bd8a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"581bd8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Small business count by size and industry<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d1e002 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d1e002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The industries listed below have the highest number of small businesses and employees operating in the US.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c55617c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"c55617c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a7dbc4\" data-id=\"5a7dbc4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c31440b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c31440b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-40f153b\" data-id=\"40f153b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b14859 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b14859\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/science-300x274.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-41124\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/science-300x274.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/science-646x590.png 646w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/science-150x137.png 150w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/science-768x701.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/science.png 836w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6fdc77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6fdc77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professional and Technical<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d15cba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d15cba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services account for <strong>4.5 million<\/strong> small businesses with <strong>3.7 million<\/strong> employees.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3c7d25\" data-id=\"b3c7d25\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d99650 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d99650\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-79b073a\" data-id=\"79b073a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-485be25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"485be25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"185\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/worker-1-185x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-41125\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/worker-1-185x300.png 185w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/worker-1-92x150.png 92w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/worker-1.png 283w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1462a44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1462a44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Construction<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-869e95b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"869e95b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Construction is another top industry employing <strong>2.6 million<\/strong> employees. Construction has <strong>3.3 million<\/strong> SMBs currently operating in the US.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3f7128\" data-id=\"d3f7128\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-86d5f5a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86d5f5a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bdce47\" data-id=\"6bdce47\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c9c1b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c9c1b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"551\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/rei.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41126\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/rei.png 551w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/rei-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/rei-150x123.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b399db6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b399db6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Real Estate and Leasing<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb05fe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb05fe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are over <strong>3.1 million<\/strong> small businesses in real estate, rental and leasing employing more than <strong>2.8 million<\/strong> employees.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0e69de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b0e69de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb41c3c\" data-id=\"fb41c3c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-03f7609 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03f7609\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-99d924c\" data-id=\"99d924c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dd995a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4dd995a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"341\" height=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/administrative.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41127\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/administrative.png 341w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/administrative-300x276.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/administrative-150x138.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a1114 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77a1114\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Support and Waste Management<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2949340 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2949340\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Administrative, Support, and Waste Management industry has <strong>2.8 million<\/strong> SMBs and over <strong>2.5 million<\/strong> employees<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a34af1\" data-id=\"8a34af1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-caca28d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"caca28d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-60341a4\" data-id=\"60341a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86f4865 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"86f4865\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/transportation-300x179.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-41128\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/transportation-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/transportation-150x89.png 150w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/transportation.png 492w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-166e75e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"166e75e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Transportation and Warehousing<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8df9323 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8df9323\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are over <strong>2.5 million<\/strong> employees working in transportation and warehousing employed by<strong> 2.7 million<\/strong> small businesses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-748af3d\" data-id=\"748af3d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7786431 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7786431\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b98289\" data-id=\"4b98289\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9417f35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9417f35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"197\" height=\"242\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/other-industries.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41129\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/other-industries.png 197w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/other-industries-122x150.png 122w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03e09db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03e09db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other Industries<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c4c5d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c4c5d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Other Services (except Public Administration) have a whopping <strong>3.6 million<\/strong> SMBs, with one-tenth being landscaping businesses. In total, Other Services employ <strong>2.9 million<\/strong> people.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a8fa8e elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"0a8fa8e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\"> \t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\"> \t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/> <\/svg>\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\"> \t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\"> \t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/> <\/svg>\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc678b2\" data-id=\"fc678b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4700993 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-progress-bar\" data-id=\"4700993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-progress-bar.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-progressbar-circle-container center\">                                               <div class=\"eael-progressbar eael-progressbar-circle\" data-layout=\"circle\" data-count=\"99\" data-duration=\"1500\">                     <div class=\"eael-progressbar-circle-pie\">                         <div class=\"eael-progressbar-circle-half-left eael-progressbar-circle-half\"><\/div>                         <div class=\"eael-progressbar-circle-half-right eael-progressbar-circle-half\"><\/div>                     <\/div>                     <div class=\"eael-progressbar-circle-inner\"><\/div>                     <div class=\"eael-progressbar-circle-inner-content\">                         <div class=\"eael-progressbar-title\">Firms with <br> 500 employees<\/div>                         <span class=\"eael-progressbar-count-wrap\"><span class=\"eael-progressbar-count\">0<\/span><span class=\"postfix\">%<\/span><\/span>                     <\/div>                 <\/div>                               <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1578d9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1578d9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Small businesses with fewer than 500 employees accounted for 99.7 percent<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3676740\" data-id=\"3676740\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7339130 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-progress-bar\" data-id=\"7339130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-progress-bar.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-progressbar-circle-container center\">                                               <div class=\"eael-progressbar eael-progressbar-circle\" data-layout=\"circle\" data-count=\"98\" data-duration=\"1500\">                     <div class=\"eael-progressbar-circle-pie\">                         <div class=\"eael-progressbar-circle-half-left eael-progressbar-circle-half\"><\/div>                         <div class=\"eael-progressbar-circle-half-right eael-progressbar-circle-half\"><\/div>                     <\/div>                     <div class=\"eael-progressbar-circle-inner\"><\/div>                     <div class=\"eael-progressbar-circle-inner-content\">                         <div class=\"eael-progressbar-title\">Firms with <br> 100 employees<\/div>                         <span class=\"eael-progressbar-count-wrap\"><span class=\"eael-progressbar-count\">0<\/span><span class=\"postfix\">%<\/span><\/span>                     <\/div>                 <\/div>                               <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-443efa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"443efa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Small businesses with fewer than 100 employees accounted for 98.1 percent<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e92ae89\" data-id=\"e92ae89\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f3f308 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-progress-bar\" data-id=\"9f3f308\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-progress-bar.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-progressbar-circle-container center\">                                               <div class=\"eael-progressbar eael-progressbar-circle\" data-layout=\"circle\" data-count=\"89\" data-duration=\"1500\">                     <div class=\"eael-progressbar-circle-pie\">                         <div class=\"eael-progressbar-circle-half-left eael-progressbar-circle-half\"><\/div>                         <div class=\"eael-progressbar-circle-half-right eael-progressbar-circle-half\"><\/div>                     <\/div>                     <div class=\"eael-progressbar-circle-inner\"><\/div>                     <div class=\"eael-progressbar-circle-inner-content\">                         <div class=\"eael-progressbar-title\">Firms with <br> 20 employees<\/div>                         <span class=\"eael-progressbar-count-wrap\"><span class=\"eael-progressbar-count\">0<\/span><span class=\"postfix\">%<\/span><\/span>                     <\/div>                 <\/div>                               <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281840d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"281840d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Small businesses with fewer than 20 employees accounted for 89.1 percent<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9651fc0\" data-id=\"9651fc0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-addc6ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-progress-bar\" data-id=\"addc6ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-progress-bar.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-progressbar-circle-container center\">                                               <div class=\"eael-progressbar eael-progressbar-circle\" data-layout=\"circle\" data-count=\"78.5\" data-duration=\"1500\">                     <div class=\"eael-progressbar-circle-pie\">                         <div class=\"eael-progressbar-circle-half-left eael-progressbar-circle-half\"><\/div>                         <div class=\"eael-progressbar-circle-half-right eael-progressbar-circle-half\"><\/div>                     <\/div>                     <div class=\"eael-progressbar-circle-inner\"><\/div>                     <div class=\"eael-progressbar-circle-inner-content\">                         <div class=\"eael-progressbar-title\">Firms with <br> 10 employees<\/div>                         <span class=\"eael-progressbar-count-wrap\"><span class=\"eael-progressbar-count\">0<\/span><span class=\"postfix\">%<\/span><\/span>                     <\/div>                 <\/div>                               <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dad2169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dad2169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Small businesses with fewer than 10 employees accounted for 78.5 percent<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-384d9d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"384d9d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_mouseTrack_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_mouseTrack_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-577df38\" data-id=\"577df38\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e16d5c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e16d5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why entrepreneurs choose to open <br> their small business?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9423269 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9423269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are probably as many motivations to start a small business as there are business owners, yet many people start their businesses for similar reasons.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5240740 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5240740\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_mouseTrack_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_mouseTrack_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da91d89\" data-id=\"da91d89\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e833e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8e833e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e2e165 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e2e165\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3995a8\" data-id=\"b3995a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e641185 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e641185\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Motivations for opening a business<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-243cb2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"243cb2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>People are driven to start their own business for a variety of reasons. Among the most frequent reasons for starting a business, 29 percent of respondents stated that they wanted to be their own boss, which remains from year to year, one of the most popular motivations.\u00a0<\/p><p>The next most popular reason for starting a new small business includes the dissatisfaction with corporations with 17% choosing this as their primary motivation. Other frequent reasons include the drive to pursue passion (16 percent) and the opportunity presented to start the business (12 percent).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ef2d5b\" data-id=\"1ef2d5b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-582ceac elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-progressbar\" data-id=\"582ceac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-progressbar.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <div class=\"waypoint-tigger\">             <div class=\"skillbar-group style-switch\" data-progress-bar=\"\">                 <div class=\"single-skill-bar\">                                             <div class=\"content-group\">                             <div class=\"skill-bar-content\">                                 <span class=\"skill-title\">Wanting to be their own boss<\/span>                             <\/div><!-- .skill-bar-content END -->                             <div class=\"skill-bar\">                                 <div class=\"skill-track\"><\/div>                             <\/div><!-- .skill-bar END -->                         <\/div>                         <span class=\"number-percentage-wraper\">                             <span class=\"number-percentage\" data-value=\"29\" data-animation-duration=\"3500\">0<\/span>%                         <\/span>                                     <\/div><!-- .single-skill-bar END -->             <\/div><!-- .skillbar-group END -->         <\/div>         <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3108cee elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-progressbar\" data-id=\"3108cee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-progressbar.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <div class=\"waypoint-tigger\">             <div class=\"skillbar-group style-switch\" data-progress-bar=\"\">                 <div class=\"single-skill-bar\">                                             <div class=\"content-group\">                             <div class=\"skill-bar-content\">                                 <span class=\"skill-title\">Dissatisfaction with corporations<\/span>                             <\/div><!-- .skill-bar-content END -->                             <div class=\"skill-bar\">                                 <div class=\"skill-track\"><\/div>                             <\/div><!-- .skill-bar END -->                         <\/div>                         <span class=\"number-percentage-wraper\">                             <span class=\"number-percentage\" data-value=\"17\" data-animation-duration=\"3500\">0<\/span>%                         <\/span>                                     <\/div><!-- .single-skill-bar END -->             <\/div><!-- .skillbar-group END -->         <\/div>         <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5362667 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-progressbar\" data-id=\"5362667\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-progressbar.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <div class=\"waypoint-tigger\">             <div class=\"skillbar-group style-switch\" data-progress-bar=\"\">                 <div class=\"single-skill-bar\">                                             <div class=\"content-group\">                             <div class=\"skill-bar-content\">                                 <span class=\"skill-title\">Wanting to pursue passion<\/span>                             <\/div><!-- .skill-bar-content END -->                             <div class=\"skill-bar\">                                 <div class=\"skill-track\"><\/div>                             <\/div><!-- .skill-bar END -->                         <\/div>                         <span class=\"number-percentage-wraper\">                             <span class=\"number-percentage\" data-value=\"16\" data-animation-duration=\"3500\">0<\/span>%                         <\/span>                                     <\/div><!-- .single-skill-bar END -->             <\/div><!-- .skillbar-group END -->         <\/div>         <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bb79ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-progressbar\" data-id=\"9bb79ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-progressbar.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <div class=\"waypoint-tigger\">             <div class=\"skillbar-group style-switch\" data-progress-bar=\"\">                 <div class=\"single-skill-bar\">                                             <div class=\"content-group\">                             <div class=\"skill-bar-content\">                                 <span class=\"skill-title\">The opportunity presented itself<\/span>                             <\/div><!-- .skill-bar-content END -->                             <div class=\"skill-bar\">                                 <div class=\"skill-track\"><\/div>                             <\/div><!-- .skill-bar END -->                         <\/div>                         <span class=\"number-percentage-wraper\">                             <span class=\"number-percentage\" data-value=\"12\" data-animation-duration=\"3500\">0<\/span>%                         <\/span>                                     <\/div><!-- .single-skill-bar END -->             <\/div><!-- .skillbar-group END -->         <\/div>         <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79be6c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79be6c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_mouseTrack_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_mouseTrack_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6a636d\" data-id=\"e6a636d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4b2587 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4b2587\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CHAPTER 2 <\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4bb596 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4bb596\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Small Business<br>Financial Statistics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cae0513 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cae0513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To start up a new business or expand an existing one, small businesses owners need access to funds to keep their firm running. However, as most small business owners know, getting the funds is not an easy thing. In fact, one-third of small businesses do not have access to financing.<\/p><p>On top of that, the pandemic hit small businesses the most, with most business owners admitting they have cash flow problems. Almost half of the business owners are unsure if they will rebound after the pandemic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33c943f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33c943f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2db5be\" data-id=\"c2db5be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-078917e is-wrapping is-one-third elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"078917e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-74a1f16\" data-id=\"74a1f16\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51fe484 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"51fe484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->                 <!-- end link opening -->          <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-center text- icon-top-align elementor-animation-   image-active\">                     <div class=\"elementskit-box-header elementor-animation-\">                 <div class=\"elementskit-info-box-icon\">                     <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementkit-infobox-icon icon icon-badge\"><\/i>                 <\/div>           <\/div>                         <div class=\"box-body\">                             <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">                     40% of Small Businesses Are Profitable                 <\/h3>                         \t\t  \t<p>It's one thing to hit the ground running as a small business owner, but it's quite another to master the art of small business management. Only 40% of small firms are successful, or make money after all expenses are deducted. <\/p>                                 <\/div>                                                       <\/div>         <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95644d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95644d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chamberofcommerce.org\/small-business-statistics\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd998c3\" data-id=\"dd998c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bba11fe ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"bba11fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->                 <!-- end link opening -->          <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-center text- icon-top-align elementor-animation-   image-active\">                     <div class=\"elementskit-box-header elementor-animation-\">                 <div class=\"elementskit-info-box-icon\">                     <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementkit-infobox-icon icon icon-hourglass\"><\/i>                 <\/div>           <\/div>                         <div class=\"box-body\">                             <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">                     70% of small businesses are in some kind of unpaid debt                <\/h3>                         \t\t  \t<p>Many small businesses take out loans to boost sales. According to small business debt data, 21% of them are in debt between $25,000 and $100,000, while 17% are in debt between $1 and $25,000. <\/p>                                 <\/div>                                                       <\/div>         <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eae7ab1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eae7ab1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fundera.com\/resources\/small-business-lending-statistics#:~:text=70%25%20of%20small%20businesses%20have,because%20of%20their%20credit%20score.\">Source<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8cd081b\" data-id=\"8cd081b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4fab90 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"e4fab90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->                 <!-- end link opening -->          <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-center text- icon-top-align elementor-animation-   image-active\">                     <div class=\"elementskit-box-header elementor-animation-\">                 <div class=\"elementskit-info-box-icon\">                     <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementkit-infobox-icon icon icon-Leaf\"><\/i>                 <\/div>           <\/div>                         <div class=\"box-body\">                             <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">                     Entrepreneurs need  $15,000 to start a business                <\/h3>                         \t\t  \t<p>The amount of capital required to establish a business is determined by the size of the company. A $3,000 investment is required to start a microbusiness, but the investment can go up to $15,000. <\/p>                                 <\/div>                                                       <\/div>         <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41f1025 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41f1025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/financesonline.com\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1ed479 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1ed479\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3407f37\" data-id=\"3407f37\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-497a459 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-donut_chart\" data-id=\"497a459\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"donut_chart.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div role=\"img\" class=\"chart-card\"> \t<div> \t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"heading 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elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-418ba54 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"418ba54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Financing a business<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fb2da5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fb2da5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Personal saving is the primary source of financing a small business.<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6d76db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6d76db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Small business owners have two options to finance a small business: get a loan or use their private equity.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>In the pre-pandemic days, 82% of the small businesses used their equity to finance their new businesses, while one in five small firms used them to expand their business.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>In starting a new business, a quarter of small firms said they don\u2019t need start-up capital. The behavior is more prevalent in nonemployers and home-based operations, which require little to no capital investment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f070ce6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f070ce6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9cb734b\" data-id=\"9cb734b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a48546 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a48546\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Small businesses struggle <br>with financing due to Covid-19<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513ce52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"513ce52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the pandemic still rolling, the number of new small businesses opened shrank. In 2020, only <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/loans.usnews.com\/small-business\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.4% of entrepreneurs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> applied for a loan to open a new company.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With less cash going in and out, small businesses sought various financial means to stay afloat. In 2021, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/loans.usnews.com\/small-business#us-news-survey-cash-strapped-small-businesses-split-over-covid-19-aid\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">62.1% of small businesses<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> applied for a loan, with <\/span><b>one-fifth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of them doing it to survive during COVID-19. Line of credit was the most frequent loan, with one in four small businesses relying on it. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-884f2d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"884f2d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-abe5d2e\" data-id=\"abe5d2e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-47d5fcc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47d5fcc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f255ca3 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"f255ca3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66bc97a elementor-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"66bc97a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-Money-2\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\t64% of firms reported lower revenues\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tThe drop in spending during the pandemic was the number one effect on small businesses. In June 2020, 64% of firms reported reduced customer demands for their products, resulting in lower revenues.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c93915 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c93915\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nsba.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/COVID-19-Path-Forward-Survey-July-2020-1.pdf\">Source<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb45df4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb45df4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-292355d elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"292355d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c70a6c2 elementor-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"c70a6c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag-usa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\t80% turn to assistance programs\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tDuring these unprecedented times, small businesses relied on government support to keep their businesses running. In 2020,  80% of small businesses report applying for government COVID-19 assistance programs. \t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c405005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c405005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nsba.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/COVID-19-Path-Forward-Survey-July-2020-1.pdf\">Source<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-61fdfec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61fdfec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-041d934 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"041d934\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:400}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17691ce elementor-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"17691ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-credit-card\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\t33% of owners used personal credit cards\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tBesides borrowing from banks and other financial institutions, a third of small business owners used personal credit cards to cover their business costs.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab96df7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab96df7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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                              <div class=\"content-group\">                             <div class=\"skill-bar-content\">                                 <span class=\"skill-title\">State\/local government COVID-19 relief fund<\/span>                             <\/div><!-- .skill-bar-content END -->                             <div class=\"skill-bar\">                                 <div class=\"skill-track\"><\/div>                             <\/div><!-- .skill-bar END -->                         <\/div>                         <span class=\"number-percentage-wraper\">                             <span class=\"number-percentage\" data-value=\"23.2\" data-animation-duration=\"3500\">0<\/span>%                         <\/span>                                     <\/div><!-- .single-skill-bar END -->             <\/div><!-- .skillbar-group END -->         <\/div>         <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e71b7c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-progressbar\" data-id=\"e71b7c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-progressbar.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <div class=\"waypoint-tigger\">             <div class=\"skillbar-group style-switch\" data-progress-bar=\"\">                 <div class=\"single-skill-bar\">                                             <div class=\"content-group\">                             <div class=\"skill-bar-content\">                                 <span class=\"skill-title\">Business credit card<\/span>                             <\/div><!-- .skill-bar-content END -->                             <div class=\"skill-bar\">                                 <div class=\"skill-track\"><\/div>                             <\/div><!-- .skill-bar END -->                         <\/div>                         <span class=\"number-percentage-wraper\">                             <span class=\"number-percentage\" data-value=\"17.1\" data-animation-duration=\"3500\">0<\/span>%                         <\/span>                                     <\/div><!-- .single-skill-bar END -->             <\/div><!-- .skillbar-group END -->         <\/div>         <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fdec23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-progressbar\" data-id=\"8fdec23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-progressbar.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <div class=\"waypoint-tigger\">             <div class=\"skillbar-group style-switch\" data-progress-bar=\"\">                 <div class=\"single-skill-bar\">                                             <div class=\"content-group\">                             <div class=\"skill-bar-content\">                                 <span class=\"skill-title\">Term loan<\/span>                             <\/div><!-- .skill-bar-content END -->                             <div class=\"skill-bar\">                                 <div class=\"skill-track\"><\/div>                             <\/div><!-- .skill-bar END -->                         <\/div>                         <span class=\"number-percentage-wraper\">                             <span class=\"number-percentage\" data-value=\"10.3\" data-animation-duration=\"3500\">0<\/span>%                         <\/span>                                     <\/div><!-- .single-skill-bar END -->             <\/div><!-- .skillbar-group END -->         <\/div>         <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cecd4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-progressbar\" data-id=\"3cecd4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-progressbar.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <div class=\"waypoint-tigger\">             <div class=\"skillbar-group style-switch\" data-progress-bar=\"\">                 <div class=\"single-skill-bar\">                                             <div class=\"content-group\">                             <div class=\"skill-bar-content\">                                 <span class=\"skill-title\">Invoice financing<\/span>                             <\/div><!-- .skill-bar-content END -->                             <div class=\"skill-bar\">                                 <div class=\"skill-track\"><\/div>                             <\/div><!-- .skill-bar END -->                         <\/div>                         <span class=\"number-percentage-wraper\">                             <span class=\"number-percentage\" data-value=\"7.4\" data-animation-duration=\"3500\">0<\/span>%                         <\/span>                                     <\/div><!-- .single-skill-bar END -->             <\/div><!-- .skillbar-group END -->         <\/div>         <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a05a342 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-progressbar\" data-id=\"a05a342\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-progressbar.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <div class=\"waypoint-tigger\">             <div class=\"skillbar-group style-switch\" data-progress-bar=\"\">                 <div class=\"single-skill-bar\">                                             <div class=\"content-group\">                             <div class=\"skill-bar-content\">                                 <span class=\"skill-title\">Merchant cash advance<\/span>                             <\/div><!-- .skill-bar-content END -->                             <div class=\"skill-bar\">                                 <div class=\"skill-track\"><\/div>                             <\/div><!-- .skill-bar END -->                         <\/div>                         <span class=\"number-percentage-wraper\">                             <span class=\"number-percentage\" data-value=\"6.4\" data-animation-duration=\"3500\">0<\/span>%                         <\/span>                                     <\/div><!-- .single-skill-bar END -->             <\/div><!-- .skillbar-group END -->         <\/div>         <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a31bb27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-progressbar\" data-id=\"a31bb27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-progressbar.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <div class=\"waypoint-tigger\">             <div class=\"skillbar-group style-switch\" data-progress-bar=\"\">                 <div class=\"single-skill-bar\">                                             <div class=\"content-group\">                             <div class=\"skill-bar-content\">                                 <span class=\"skill-title\">None of the above<\/span>                             <\/div><!-- .skill-bar-content END -->                             <div class=\"skill-bar\">                                 <div class=\"skill-track\"><\/div>                             <\/div><!-- .skill-bar END -->                         <\/div>                         <span class=\"number-percentage-wraper\">                             <span class=\"number-percentage\" data-value=\"13.1\" data-animation-duration=\"3500\">0<\/span>%                         <\/span>                                     <\/div><!-- .single-skill-bar END -->             <\/div><!-- .skillbar-group END -->         <\/div>         <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d57e25 elementor-absolute elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-lottie\" data-id=\"2d57e25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;rollIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:900,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-lottie.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div id=\"ekit_lottie_2d57e25\" class=\"ekit_lottie\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-on-scroll=\"\" data-speed=\"1\" data-direction=\"\" data-action=\"\" data-renderer=\"svg\" data-path=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/lf30_editor_NRYiXY.json\" data-loop=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79c3571 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79c3571\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5af7e7f\" data-id=\"5af7e7f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-04a6fa4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04a6fa4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d25c7b1\" data-id=\"d25c7b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e035b06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e035b06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CHAPTER 3<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db9129d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db9129d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Small Business Success and <br> Failure Statistics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e32160 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e32160\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Running a business is hard work. Most business owners know that they have to deal with financing, managing, and promoting their product or service to their target market on any given day, among other things. External challenges that come every day add up to the fatigue of keeping the business alive. That\u2019s why one in five small businesses fail within the first year, a percentage that doubles in four years. After fifteen years, 3 out of 4 small firms are out of the market.<\/p><p>In 2021, as the pandemic progresses, small businesses face numerous challenges, with a lack of cash flow and marketing being the most recurring ones.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-250aa78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"250aa78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Failure Rate of Small Businesses<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebf6d7e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"ebf6d7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\t20% of small businesses fail within the first year\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tMost entrepreneurs open their small businesses with enthusiasm, but the challenge of keeping them in the market drains their energy. In fact, in their first year of business, a fifth of small businesses fail, with half of them failing within five years.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-197005a elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"197005a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\t30% of small businesses fail in the second year\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tAbout 30% of small businesses will survive their second year in business. This means that there is a lot of uncertainty ahead of new entrepreneurs getting ready to start a firm or business owners who have recently opened your doors. \t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6f0902 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"e6f0902\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\t50% make it past their fifth birthday\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tOnly half of small businesses survive five years, with the percentage varying from 45.4 percent to 51 percent depending on the year the business was founded.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1998e5 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"d1998e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\tAfter 15 years, one out of four firms is still operating\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tOnly about one in four small businesses get to the 15-year mark and live to tell the tale.The reasons for failure vary among industries. However, one that most often happens is the inability to create and follow an effective business plan. \t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f44963 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-timeline-widget-addon\" data-id=\"2f44963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"timeline-widget-addon.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<!-- ========= Timeline Widget Addon For Elementor 1.6.24 ========= --> <div id=\"twae-wrapper-2f44963\" class=\"twae-vertical twae-wrapper  twae-both-sided\">        <div class=\"twae-start\"><\/div>         <div id=\"twea-timeline-2f44963\" class=\"twae-timeline\" ><!-- Start of Story Repeater Content --><div id=\"story-c3079e3\" class=\"twae-story twae-repeater-item twae-story-right twae-story-no-icon\"><!-- Story Label --><div class=\"twae-labels\"><div class=\"twae-label-big\">FIRST YEAR<\/div><\/div><!-- Story Icon --><div class=\"twae-icon\"><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"twae-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Start of Story Content --><div class=\"twae-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"twae-title\">20% of small businesses fail within the first year<\/div><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"twae-description\"><p>Most entrepreneurs open their small businesses with enthusiasm, but the challenge of keeping them in the market drains their energy. In fact, in their first year of business, a fifth of small businesses fail, with half of them failing within five years.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Start of Story Repeater Content --><div id=\"story-5a885ee\" class=\"twae-story twae-repeater-item twae-story-left twae-story-no-icon\"><!-- Story Label --><div class=\"twae-labels\"><div class=\"twae-label-big\">SECOND YEAR<\/div><\/div><!-- Story Icon --><div class=\"twae-icon\"><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"twae-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Start of Story Content --><div class=\"twae-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"twae-title\">30% of small businesses fail in the second year<\/div><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"twae-description\"><p>About 30% of small businesses will survive their second year in business. This means that there is a lot of uncertainty ahead of new entrepreneurs getting ready to start a firm or business owners who have recently opened your doors.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Start of Story Repeater Content --><div id=\"story-0e49052\" class=\"twae-story twae-repeater-item twae-story-right twae-story-no-icon\"><!-- Story Label --><div class=\"twae-labels\"><div class=\"twae-label-big\">FIFTH YEAR<\/div><\/div><!-- Story Icon --><div class=\"twae-icon\"><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"twae-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Start of Story Content --><div class=\"twae-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"twae-title\">50% make it past their fifth birthday  <\/div><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"twae-description\"><p>Only half of small businesses survive five years, with the percentage varying from 45.4 percent to 51 percent depending on the year the business was founded.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Start of Story Repeater Content --><div id=\"story-b51b495\" class=\"twae-story twae-repeater-item twae-story-left twae-story-no-icon\"><!-- Story Label --><div class=\"twae-labels\"><div class=\"twae-label-big\">FIFTEENTH YEAR<\/div><\/div><!-- Story Icon --><div class=\"twae-icon\"><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"twae-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Start of Story Content --><div class=\"twae-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"twae-title\">After 15 years, one out of four firms is still operating.<\/div><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"twae-description\"><p>Only about one in four small businesses get to the 15-year mark and live to tell the tale.The reasons for failure vary among industries. However, one that most often happens is the inability to create and follow an effective business plan.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>     <div class=\"twae-end\"><\/div>     <\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.elementor-41144 .elementor-element.elementor-element-2f44963 .twae-wrapper.twae-vertical .twae-story{margin-bottom:60px!important}.elementor-41144 .elementor-element.elementor-element-2f44963 .twae-wrapper{--tw-cbx-title-color:#23A455;}.elementor-41144 .elementor-element.elementor-element-2f44963 .twae-wrapper{--tw-lbl-big-color:#23A455;}.elementor-41144 .elementor-element.elementor-element-2f44963 .twae-wrapper{--tw-ibx-bg:#23A455;}.elementor-41144 .elementor-element.elementor-element-2f44963 .twae-title{font-family:Roboto;}.elementor-41144 .elementor-element.elementor-element-2f44963 .twae-label-big{font-family:Roboto;}.elementor-41144 .elementor-element.elementor-element-2f44963 .twae-description{font-family:Roboto;}@media (max-width: 1024px){ .twae-wrapper{--tw-ybx-size: 80px !important;}}@media (max-width: 767px){ .twae-wrapper{--tw-ybx-size: 80px !important}}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb03c06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb03c06\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c25aba4\" data-id=\"c25aba4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37a1fe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37a1fe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cashflow is the top challenge small businesses face<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25366fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25366fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cash flow was always a problem for small businesses. In pre-pandemic times, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fundera.com\/blog\/what-percentage-of-small-businesses-fail#sources\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">29% of companies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> failed because of cash flow problems.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the pandemic hitting small businesses the most, cash flow and lack of capital became their central problem. In 2021,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guidantfinancial.com\/small-business-trends\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 23% of small business owners<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> said cash flow was their main challenge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With revenues gaps getting lengthier and more frequent, small businesses lack the funds to keep the staff, run operations, and invest in new processes to adapt to government restrictions. With less money going in and out, small businesses risk setting the key to their businesses for good.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a989637 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a989637\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e29f24d\" data-id=\"e29f24d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc21d56 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marketing was challenging for small businesses for a long time. However, in 2020,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guidantfinancial.com\/small-business-trends\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 15% of small businesses<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> struggled with marketing and advertising, <\/span><b>a seven percent increase<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the previous year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b94f633\" data-id=\"b94f633\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-befccb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"befccb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">One in six small businesses find marketing challenging<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-016a2e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"016a2e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The marketing problems for small businesses start from the fact that most business owners are running marketing projects. Marketing in itself is a wide-ranging responsibility to be added on top of other operational roles the business owners hold.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Small businesses reported <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semrush.com\/blog\/small-business-marketing-challenges\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">limited marketing budgets<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and extensive resources needed to keep an online presence as their central marketing challenges in 2020.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a1c41d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a1c41d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_mouseTrack_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_mouseTrack_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-775a5df\" data-id=\"775a5df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4622927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4622927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CHAPTER 4<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2514122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2514122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Small Business Technology and <br>Marketing Statistics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d183356 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d183356\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the digital world we live today, being present online is crucial for the success of a small business. Small businesses that continuously invest in marketing\u2014especially digital marketing\u2014 experience an increase in revenues. For a small business, the marketing journey in the online world starts with a website, while social media continues to be a big player in driving revenues for small businesses. However 28% of small businesses don&#8217;t have a website.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>More than reaching new markets, investing in technology helps small enterprises enhance communication with customers and increase efficiency.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-272c3ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"272c3ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a1623b\" data-id=\"5a1623b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cebdef6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"cebdef6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:700}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3090714\" data-id=\"3090714\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44b01b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-funfact\" data-id=\"44b01b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-funfact.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" > \t\t<div class=\"elementskit-funfact text-center\"> \t\t\t \t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-funfact-inner position_top\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"funfact-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<div class=\"funfact-content\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"number-percentage-wraper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"number-percentage\" \t\t\t\t\t\t      data-value=\"72\" \t\t\t\t\t\t      data-animation-duration=\"3500\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  data-style=\"static\">0<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t%\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"funfact-title\">HAVE WEBSITES<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div>   \t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-889651f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"889651f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:800,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dots-bg-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41132\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dots-bg-2.png 767w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dots-bg-2-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dots-bg-2-646x312.png 646w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dots-bg-2-150x73.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e35cf25\" data-id=\"e35cf25\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0ca099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-funfact\" data-id=\"a0ca099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-funfact.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" > \t\t<div class=\"elementskit-funfact text-center\"> \t\t\t \t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-funfact-inner position_top\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"funfact-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<div class=\"funfact-content\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"number-percentage-wraper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"number-percentage\" \t\t\t\t\t\t      data-value=\"42\" \t\t\t\t\t\t      data-animation-duration=\"3500\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  data-style=\"static\">0<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t%\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"funfact-title\">HAVE MOBILE APPS<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div>   \t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d8b50f\" data-id=\"3d8b50f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57c2d99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-funfact\" data-id=\"57c2d99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-funfact.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" > \t\t<div class=\"elementskit-funfact text-center\"> \t\t\t \t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-funfact-inner position_top\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"funfact-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<div class=\"funfact-content\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"number-percentage-wraper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"number-percentage\" \t\t\t\t\t\t      data-value=\"96\" \t\t\t\t\t\t      data-animation-duration=\"3500\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  data-style=\"static\">0<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t%\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"funfact-title\">USE SOCIAL MEDIA<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div>   \t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ef0f5e\" data-id=\"9ef0f5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba3a12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-funfact\" data-id=\"5ba3a12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-funfact.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" > \t\t<div class=\"elementskit-funfact text-center\"> \t\t\t \t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-funfact-inner position_top\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"funfact-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<div class=\"funfact-content\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"number-percentage-wraper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"number-percentage\" \t\t\t\t\t\t      data-value=\"80\" \t\t\t\t\t\t      data-animation-duration=\"3500\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  data-style=\"static\">0<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t%\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"funfact-title\">INVEST IN SAAS<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div>   \t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1957ec elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a1957ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:800,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dots-bg-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41133\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dots-bg-1.png 634w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dots-bg-1-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dots-bg-1-150x84.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ed7173 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ed7173\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dd414e\" data-id=\"4dd414e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b034cfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b034cfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Marketing and Small Businesses<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f33a18 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f33a18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:700}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Regardless of the sort of small business, 84% of owners use at least one major digital channel to do business. Producing, selling, and promoting all leave a significant digital imprint.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7cdf0fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"7cdf0fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:700}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3889eef\" data-id=\"3889eef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ccdb4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"1ccdb4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper progress-info\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"84\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"84\"> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">84%<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f1d30b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f1d30b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>84% of small businesses use at least one major digital platform to provide information to customers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b2920b\" data-id=\"3b2920b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe68bf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"fe68bf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper progress-success\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"80\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"80\"> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">80%<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9abe41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9abe41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>80% use at least one major digital platform to showcase and market their products and services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef9487b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"ef9487b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:800}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9984dd7\" data-id=\"9984dd7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e2d28d elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"1e2d28d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper progress-success\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"79\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"79\"> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">79%<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dee668b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dee668b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>79% of small businesses use\u00a0 technological tools to connect with consumers and suppliers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b589f6e\" data-id=\"b589f6e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb652da elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"bb652da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper progress-info\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"75\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"75\"> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">75%<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c57aed9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c57aed9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>75% of small businesses in the US use technology platforms for selling their products.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e372973 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e372973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nav.com\/small-business-statistics\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65d5c68\" data-id=\"65d5c68\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f45150e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f45150e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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        data-settings=\"[]\"         style=\"height: 350px;\"     >     <\/div> <\/div> <script>\n    (function($) {\n        'use strict';\n        $(document).ready(function() {\n            if (window.graphinaColumnChart && typeof window.graphinaColumnChart.observeChartElement === 'function') {\n                window.graphinaColumnChart.observeChartElement($('.graphina-elementor-chart[data-element_id=\"f6be3ec\"]'), 'bar');\n            }\n        });\n    })(jQuery);\n<\/script>\t<div class=\"graphina-filter-notext graphina-f6be3ec-notext\" style=\"display: none; height:350px; align-content:center\"> \t\t<p class=\"graphina-filter-notext\" style=\"text-align: center;\"> \t\t\tNo Data Found\t\t<\/p> \t<\/div>  <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14a15f5 overflow-hidden elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14a15f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bb332a\" data-id=\"0bb332a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ff9252 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ff9252\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0336850\" data-id=\"0336850\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1789733 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1789733\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Technology and Small Businesses<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a12d8f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a12d8f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More than reaching new markets, investing in technology helps small enterprises enhance communication with customers and increase efficiency. Yet, eight out of ten small businesses are not making use of technology and online channels.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Digitalization created new growth opportunities for small businesses. Today, a small business operating in Texas with a web presence such as social media and e-commerce can reach new global markets. The expanded audience allows small firms to compete with larger companies and innovate with new product offerings. As U.S. small businesses advance their level of digital engagement, they experience an additional 11 percent growth in revenue.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e01b95\" data-id=\"1e01b95\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b42590 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b42590\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-73996aa\" data-id=\"73996aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f498677 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"f498677\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->                 <!-- end link opening -->          <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text-left icon-top-align elementor-animation-\">                     <div class=\"elementskit-box-header elementor-animation-\">                 <div class=\"elementskit-info-box-icon\">                     <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementkit-infobox-icon icon icon-users\"><\/i>                 <\/div>           <\/div>                         <div class=\"box-body\">                             <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">                     55% use technology for communication                <\/h3>                         \t\t  \t<p> 55% of small businesses in the U.S. use technology to communicate with their customers and prospects.<\/p>                                 <\/div>                                   <\/div>         <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a94bb05 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"a94bb05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->                 <!-- end link opening -->          <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text-left icon-top-align elementor-animation-   image-active\">                     <div class=\"elementskit-box-header elementor-animation-\">                 <div class=\"elementskit-info-box-icon\">                     <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementkit-infobox-icon icon icon-earth\"><\/i>                 <\/div>           <\/div>                         <div class=\"box-body\">                             <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">                     41% use technology to increase revenues                <\/h3>                         \t\t  \t<p>Though social media is perceived as a tool to increase brand awareness, 41 percent of small businesses use it to increase revenues<\/p>                                 <\/div>                                                       <\/div>         <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1036f89\" data-id=\"1036f89\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-110a6b5 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"110a6b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->                 <!-- end link opening -->          <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text-left icon-top-align elementor-animation-\">                     <div class=\"elementskit-box-header elementor-animation-\">                 <div class=\"elementskit-info-box-icon\">                     <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementkit-infobox-icon icon icon-chart-bars\"><\/i>                 <\/div>           <\/div>                         <div class=\"box-body\">                             <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">                     81% of customers research online                <\/h3>                         \t\t  \t<p>Having a website increases the visibility of businesses, knowing that 81% of customers research online before making a purchase. <\/p>                                 <\/div>                                   <\/div>         <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11fcb42 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"11fcb42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->                 <!-- end link opening -->          <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text-left icon-top-align elementor-animation-   image-active\">                     <div class=\"elementskit-box-header elementor-animation-\">                 <div class=\"elementskit-info-box-icon\">                     <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementkit-infobox-icon icon icon-pizza\"><\/i>                 <\/div>           <\/div>                         <div class=\"box-body\">                             <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">                     78% are optimistic about their future                <\/h3>                         \t\t  \t<p>78% of small business owners reported that they were optimistic about the future of their businesses.<\/p>                                 <\/div>                                                       <\/div>         <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24de124 elementor-hidden-tablet\" data-id=\"24de124\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ce2d45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ce2d45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_mouseTrack_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_mouseTrack_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8993b90\" data-id=\"8993b90\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1022d7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1022d7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CHAPTER 5<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac03c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ac03c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Small Business <br> Demographic Statistics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e4c118 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e4c118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Small business ownership is saturated between different minority groups. The most recent census data show women own almost half of small businesses in the US, though they tend to lead more nonemployer firms. In contrast, male small business owners have the largest share of employer companies.<\/p><p>Minority groups are also underrepresented in employer firms, with one in nine minority-led small businesses employing other people. Among minorities, Asians businesses have the largest share of employees.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6d96fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6d96fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf51399\" data-id=\"cf51399\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2759f83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2759f83\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-812a0ad\" data-id=\"812a0ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f97590b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f97590b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Lawnstarter-Gender-small-business-owners.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41135\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Lawnstarter-Gender-small-business-owners.png 640w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Lawnstarter-Gender-small-business-owners-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Lawnstarter-Gender-small-business-owners-150x113.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e973452\" data-id=\"e973452\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37930e4 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"37930e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-tick\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-782cf14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"782cf14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">40.2% percent of business owners are women<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bce708 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bce708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Almost half of the small businesses in the US are owned by women. Yet, they account for only<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.advocacy.sba.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/16095912\/Business-Ownership-Demographics-Fact-Sheet.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> 14% of total sales.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">In comparison, 36.8% of small business owners in Canada (North America) are women.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> Nonemployer firms continue to be a favorite for American women, with over <\/span><b>90 percent running one<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u2014the percentage drops by ten percent for men who have a nonemployer business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Employer firms led by men are the most profitable ones as they account for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.advocacy.sba.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/16095912\/Business-Ownership-Demographics-Fact-Sheet.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">87% of all sales<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> by employers firms across the country. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-31fc068 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31fc068\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9080fb5 elementor-hidden-phone\" data-id=\"9080fb5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab698e1 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"ab698e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-tick\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8e88d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8e88d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Minorities own one-third of small businesses<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e6266b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e6266b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seventy-two percent of all small businesses are owned by White-Caucasians, out of which one in five is an employer firm. However, employer firms account for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.advocacy.sba.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/30144808\/2021-Small-Business-Profiles-For-The-States.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">92% of sales<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from firms led by white-Caucasians, making them the most profitable group of small businesses among all race groups.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The largest minority group of business owners are Hispanics, with <\/span><b>3.96 million businesses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across the US. They are followed by African-Americans who own <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.advocacy.sba.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/16095912\/Business-Ownership-Demographics-Fact-Sheet.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.08 million small businesses <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or<\/span><b> 9 percent of all small businesses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Small businesses led by Asians turn out to be the most profitable ones among minority groups. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2017, they totaled <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.advocacy.sba.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/16095912\/Business-Ownership-Demographics-Fact-Sheet.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$908.9 billion in sales<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, almost <\/span><b>four times higher<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than African-American businesses.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2533aba\" data-id=\"2533aba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8b4758 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8b4758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"327\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/undraw_done_checking_ty9a-min.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41137\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/undraw_done_checking_ty9a-min.png 327w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/undraw_done_checking_ty9a-min-289x300.png 289w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/undraw_done_checking_ty9a-min-144x150.png 144w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a308d6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a308d6d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-659f745 elementor-hidden-desktop\" data-id=\"659f745\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b5fc75 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"6b5fc75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-tick\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2bee7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2bee7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Minorities own one-third of small businesses<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98847c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98847c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seventy-two percent of all small businesses are owned by White-Caucasians, out of which one in five is an employer firm. However, employer firms account for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.advocacy.sba.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/30144808\/2021-Small-Business-Profiles-For-The-States.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">92% of sales<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from firms led by white-Caucasians, making them the most profitable group of small businesses among all race groups.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The largest minority group of business owners are Hispanics, with <\/span><b>3.96 million businesses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across the US. They are followed by African-Americans who own <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.advocacy.sba.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/16095912\/Business-Ownership-Demographics-Fact-Sheet.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.08 million small businesses <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or<\/span><b> 9 percent of all small businesses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Small businesses led by Asians turn out to be the most profitable ones among minority groups. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2017, they totaled <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.advocacy.sba.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/16095912\/Business-Ownership-Demographics-Fact-Sheet.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$908.9 billion in sales<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, almost <\/span><b>four times higher<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than African-American businesses.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-17a192b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17a192b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ff5a1f elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"9ff5a1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-tick\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-926e99e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"926e99e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Generation X owns 43% of small businesses<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f7da02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f7da02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The share of young business owners has been increasing over the years. The latest Census data show <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.advocacy.sba.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/16095912\/Business-Ownership-Demographics-Fact-Sheet.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that one in five business owners<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is younger than 35 years old, with 95% of them running nonemployer firms. This comes as no surprise, as freelancing became the trend of the last decades. In 2020, over<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upwork.com\/documents\/freelance-forward-2020\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 59 million freelancers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were in the market, with <\/span><b>94% being younger than 38 years old.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the largest share of small businesses comes from people 35 to 54 years old. Among <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.advocacy.sba.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/16095912\/Business-Ownership-Demographics-Fact-Sheet.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.6 million<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> businesses they own, one in six is an employer firm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, business owners 55 years and older dominate the employer firms market, <\/span><b>owning almost half of them.\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b7661d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b7661d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bc1a26\" data-id=\"3bc1a26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ca6111 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon-text elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"8ca6111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\"> \t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\"> \t\t\t\t\u201cWhat began nine years ago as an effort to support local stores during the holiday shopping season has become the Shop Small movement, bringing together millions of shoppers, small businesses of all kinds, civic leaders and organizations in thousands of towns and cities across the country,\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Elizabeth Rutledge, American Express<\/cite> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=%E2%80%9CWhat+began+nine+years+ago+as+an+effort+to+support+local+stores+during+the+holiday+shopping+season+has+become+the+Shop+Small+movement%2C+bringing+together+millions+of+shoppers%2C+small+businesses+of+all+kinds%2C+civic+leaders+and+organizations+in+thousands+of+towns+and+cities+across+the+country%2C+%E2%80%94+Elizabeth+Rutledge%2C+American+Express&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lawnstarter.com%2Fblog%2Fblog%2Fstatistics%2Fsmall-business-statistics%2F\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-label\">Tweet<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3d0839 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3d0839\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_mouseTrack_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_mouseTrack_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bea063\" data-id=\"4bea063\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe9916e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe9916e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CHAPTER 6<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40bff1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40bff1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Small Business &amp; COVID-19<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a13eba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a13eba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When COVID-19 swept the world in 2020, it came with implications bigger than the healthy ones. It eventually created an economic crisis, hitting small businesses the hardest. COVID-19 sent the US economy into recession after ten years of expansion. With a third of small businesses being shut, millions of Americans were out of their jobs. In six months, the unemployment rate tripled from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/opub\/mlr\/2021\/article\/unemployment-rises-in-2020-as-the-country-battles-the-covid-19-pandemic.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.6 percent to 13 percent.<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amid the crisis, the US government created COVID-19 relief funds to help small businesses affected by the pandemic. Now small firms are looking their way forward to recover from pre-pandemic days. However, recent analysis reveals it may take <\/span><b>five years or longer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for a small business to recover fully. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c94eeaa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c94eeaa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-daa419c\" data-id=\"daa419c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e46f2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e46f2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">One-third of small businesses closed during the pandemic.<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f490048 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f490048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">COVID-19 disproportionately affected small businesses, forcing nearly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/story\/news\/politics\/politifact\/2021\/06\/08\/kamala-harris-small-business-closures-covid-fact-check\/7602531002\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a third of them to close.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Some firms closed temporarily, others closed their doors forever.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Businesses that stayed in the market faced<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/industries\/public-and-social-sector\/our-insights\/us-small-business-recovery-after-the-covid-19-crisis\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> challenges of all sorts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. As the economy hit the recession, many firms faced reduced demands for their products and services. A part of them had to adapt to new client expectations, and almost all had <\/span><b>operational changes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> due to health and safety precautions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among other <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guidantfinancial.com\/small-business-trends\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">challenges small businesses<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> faced during the pandemic were loss of revenues, reduced budgets, and cuts on their own wages. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b4acd4\" data-id=\"3b4acd4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dca3fc2 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dca3fc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/chart-7-646x446.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41138\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/chart-7-646x446.png 646w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/chart-7-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/chart-7-150x103.png 150w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/chart-7.png 648w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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In the last quarter of 2019, the unemployment rate reached <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/opub\/mlr\/2021\/article\/unemployment-rises-in-2020-as-the-country-battles-the-covid-19-pandemic.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.6 percent<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014the lowest in 20 years. The economic expansion continued in the first two months of 2020, seizing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/opub\/mlr\/2021\/article\/unemployment-rises-in-2020-as-the-country-battles-the-covid-19-pandemic.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">128 months of growth<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, making it the US&#8217;s most protracted financial growth period.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, everything went in reverse when the pandemic forced millions of Americans out of their jobs, tripling the unemployment rate to 13 percent by June 2020. 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elementor-element-b925f0b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b925f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\"> \t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f21a74 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"0f21a74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">  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