Did you know 52 percent of all U.S. workers are employed by micro and small business? While large, well-known corporations are much more likely to steal headlines, micro and small businesses in America are a driving force of the economy.
Why? How? Here are some interesting statistics on how small business dominates the economy, according to a new infographic by CBS Small Business Pulse:
99 percent of independent enterprises employ fewer than 500 people
52 percent of all U.S. workers are employed by small business
Small business employs 39 percent of all workers in the tech industry
The average annual revenue of a small business is $3.6 million
19.6 million people work for companies with fewer than 20 workers
18.4 million people work for companies with 20-99 workers