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The Survey of Business Owners (SBO) provides the only comprehensive, regularly collected source of information on selected economic and demographic characteristics for businesses and business owners by gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status.

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Survey of Business Owners - Survey Results: 2012
February 23, 2016
This report is from the 2012 Survey of Business Owners.
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International Women’s Day: March 8, 2023
March 08, 2023
From 2000 to 2021, the percentage of women who work as veterinarians, pharmacists, mathematicians, legislators, and chief executives have all increased.
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Redefining Urban Areas following the 2020 Census
December 22, 2022
“Urban” and “rural” are terms that bring to mind specific kinds of landscapes—densely developed areas in the case of urban, and small towns, farms and open spaces in the case of rural.
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Census Bureau Releases New Data on Minority-Owned, Veteran-Owned and Women-Owned Businesses
November 10, 2022
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new estimates on the characteristics of employer businesses.

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Negocios de propiedad hispana: 1997
January 2002
Este informe, basado en los datos de la Encuesta de Empresas Comerciales Minoritarias de 1997, presenta los resultados de las empresas propiedad de hispanos.
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Minority-Owned Businesses: 1997
January 2002
This brief, based on 1997 Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises data, presents findings on minority-owned businesses in the United States.
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Women-Owned Businesses: 1997
October 2001
This brief, based on 1997 Survey of Women-Owned Business Enterprises data, presents findings on Women-owned businesses in the United States.

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SBO - Company Summary: 2012 Tables
2012
These Company Summary tables are from the 2012 Survey of Business Owners.
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SBO - U.S. Exporting Firms: 2012 Tables
2012
These U.S. Exporting Firms tables are from the 2012 Survey of Business Owners.
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SBO - Characteristics of Business Owners: 2012 Tables
2012
These Characteristics of Business Owners tables are from the 2012 Survey of Business Owners.

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