The city also has a positive small business birth / death differential — a rarity among small cities — and sees just 11 % of its small business population fail each year. (creditdonkey.com)
However, it's worth remembering the backdrop for all that churning: a surprisingly stable business population. (inc.com)
Small businesses with at least one employee (not including owners) make up about 20 percent of the small business population, but produce about 71 percent of total small business income. (inc.com)