2026 Chartbook on Nonemployer Firms
Federal Reserve Banks (Small Business Credit Survey)The 2025 Small Business Credit Survey yielded 11,552 responses: 6,525 from employer firms and 5,027 from nonemployer firms.
Federal Reserve Banks (Small Business Credit Survey)
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Report on Employer Firms: Findings from the 2025 Small Business Credit Survey
Increased costs of goods, services, and/or wages was the most common financial challenge, affecting 73% of firms.
2026 Main Street Metrics: Trends over Time from the Small Business Credit Survey
The share of employer firms reporting revenue growth in the prior 12 months ranged from 14% to 57% across the 2016 to 2025 surveys.
2026 Firms in Focus: Chartbook on Firms by Industry
The chartbook presents findings from the 2025 Small Business Credit Survey, an annual survey of firms with fewer than 500 employees.
2026 Firms in Focus: Chartbook on Firms by Age of Business
Younger employer firms reported higher rates of revenue growth, with 56% of firms aged 0-2 years seeing increased revenues in the prior 12 months compared to 22% of firms aged 21+ years.
2026 Firms in Focus: Chartbook on Firms by Revenue Size
The chartbook presents findings from the 2025 Small Business Credit Survey, fielded from September to November 2025, for employer firms with fewer than 500 employees.
Main Street Metrics 2025: Trends over Time from the Small Business Credit Survey
In the 2024 survey, 38% of employer firms reported an increase in revenues over the prior 12 months, remaining unchanged from 38% in 2023.
Report on Employer Firms: Findings from the 2024 Small Business Credit Survey
In the prior 12 months, 38% of small employer firms reported an increase in revenues, while 41% reported a decrease.