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Blatant goalpost shifting. Conversation was about how representative the anecdotes were to the documented reality of the rate of small business failures. Now, you’re discussing global poverty.

But even if we go with your scrambling goalposts, small business start rates have declined markedly over the past 50 years at the noted high rate of failure:

https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56945

So yes, all signs point to it actually being more difficult for small businesses to succeed.




What was the failure rate of small businesses in the past? I think it’s higher than 50%, looking forward to being proven wrong.


Secondary references to the SBA say they’ve been consistent since the 90s.


Thanks for the numbers. I do always enjoy learning something new




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