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Your confidential response to the Small Business Credit Survey will help the Federal Reserve share vital information on the current business climate. The survey takes 10–12 minutes to complete and is open to all for-profit businesses with fewer than 500 employees.
Findings from a Survey of Small Business Resource Organizations
What did small business resource organizations have to say about recent trends and conditions for small businesses? This report takes a closer look.
2025 Firms in Focus chartbooks on small business data
The 2025 Firms in Focus chartbooks break down small business data from the Federal Reserve’s 2024 Small Business Credit Survey by business characteristics, owner demographics, and geographic location (states and metropolitan statistical areas).
2025 Report on Employer Firms
Employment growth held steady between the 2023 and 2024 surveys. However, firms were more likely to report that revenues decreased rather than increased in the prior 12 months. Application rates for financing remained stable, as did approvals.
2025 Main Street Metrics
This chartbook presents over-time trends on small business performance and financing metrics using Small Business Credit Survey data from 2016 through 2024.
2024 Report on Startup Firms
The Small Business Credit Survey provides insights on different types of firms of various ages: from small startup nonemployer firms to well-established employer businesses. This report looks at what these firms have in common and how they differ.
2024 Report on Payments
This report summarizes data from the 2023 Small Business Credit Survey on small firms' payments practices and challenges.