Curiosidade do dia

O WSJ de ontem publicou "What Percentage of Small Firms Succeed or Fail? Take Our Quiz" com perguntas e respostas interessantes. Vou seleccionar algumas:

"1. How many small businesses are there in the U.S.?

As of 2022, there were 36,186,089 small businesses in the U.S., defined as businesses with 499 or fewer employees, according to the U.S. Census Bureau 2022 Nonemployer Statistics and 2022 Statistics of U.S. Businesses. For comparison, 21,041 businesses had 500 or more employees.

3. What percentage of businesses survive their first year?

In the year ended March 2025, over three-quarters of companies made it to their first birthday, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

4. How many last for five years?

51.4%. That is the figure for the five years ended in March 2025. For the 10 years ended that month, the figure fell to 34.7%

5. Which Industry has the highest one-year survival rates?

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting have a one-year survival rate of 85.7%, according to BLS data. For five years, it's 61.8%, and 53% for 10.

6. Which had the worst?

At 71.6%, information-which covers everything from the motion picture industry to publishing to data processing and web hosting— was the lowest at one year out, BLS data shows. It was also lowest at five years, at 45.7%

7. What is the most common age range for a new entrepreneur?

26.7% were 45 to 54 as of 2020, according to a Kauffman study."