Survey of Business Owners (SBO) - Characteristics of Businesses: 2012 Tables
Survey of Business Owners (SBO) - Characteristics of Businesses: 2012 Tables
Jointly Owned or Operated by Spouses
Majority of Business Family-Owned
Number of Owners of Business
Year Business Originally Established
Source(s) of Start-Up or Acquisition Capital
Amount of Start-Up or Acquisition Capital
Home-Based Business
Source(s) of Capital to Expand Business
Type(s) of Customer Categories
Percent of Total Sales Exported
Outsourced Business Function Outside United States
Language(s) Used in Transactions
Type(s) of Workers Employed
Employer-Paid Benefits Offered
Company Had a Web Site
E-Commerce as Percentage of Total Sales
Seasonal or Part-Time Business Status
Business Operating or Reason Ceased
Operated as a Franchise or Partially as Franchise
Had Operations Outside the United States
Type(s) of Intellectual Property
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