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Startups—small businesses that were five-years-old or younger in 2016 with full- or part-time employees—make up 34% of all small employer firms and are drivers of U.S. job growth. Results from the Small Business Credit Survey show that while startups have stronger growth and more optimism than mature firms, they have greater credit risk and experience more financial challenges. Women-owned small businesses with full- or part-time employees make up 20 percent of all small employer firms and are a growing segment of U.S. businesses. Results from the Small Business Credit Survey show that women-owned firms generally start small, stay small, and … Read more