Tracking Small Business Growth Post-COVID
We conducted a detailed study to uncover small business trends since the COVID pandemic
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Ranking the 50 States by Post-COVID Small Business Growth
We studied data from 2022-2025 to see where in the U.S. small businesses have grown the most following the COVID pandemic. The study revealed a disturbing trend: nearly half of the states (24) have experience a loss in small business jobs over the past 4 years. Read the full story and see which states came out on top, and which ones are struggling.
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