Over the last four years, Venture Forward met with hundreds of local policymakers, economic developers, researchers, and academics to share what we know about microbusinesses. This data is now freely available to you.
See a snapshot of the key findings from GoDaddy Venture Forward’s latest microbusiness survey of over 3,600 US entrepreneurs in February 2023 with the new infographic.
Read the article entitled "8 Key Findings on Today's Entrepreneur"Alabama experienced a post-COVID-19 boom in entrepreneurship across all demographic groups, but the trend is notably driven by rising numbers of Black- and women-led online microbusinesses.
Read the article entitled "A New Class of Alabama Entrepreneurs"The capital’s tech start-ups were given a boost today after the Mayor of London unveiled a fresh package of measures to support the development of high-growth businesses.
Read the article entitled "London Mayor Sadiq Khan Unveils Fresh Support Package for Start-up Sector"
This exclusive report provides the latest numbers and trends of online microbusinesses, including how and why they get started, how much they're generating, and how their owners view their business prospects relative to the economy as a whole.
Read the article entitled "Download the Latest Microbusiness Insights"
Venture Forward was proud to host a panel with Mayor Cantrell of New Orleans and Mayor Bibb of Cleveland at the annual African American Mayor's Association (AAMA) Conference in Washington D.C. title "The Opportunities and Optimism Microbusinesses Bring to Local Economies" on April 20th.
Read the article entitled "GoDaddy Hosted Panel at AAMA Conference"Data analysis of 2.3 million British microbusinesses highlighted growing pressure among small businesses due to rocketing costs, such as increased energy bills. The potential collapse of these companies could result in a roughly £12 billion blow to the economy.
Read the article entitled "Around 630,000 UK Small Businesses at Risk"On April 12, 2023 Aman Bhutani was honored to be joined by The Furlough Cheesecake owners to discuss the impact microbusinesses have on the local and greater economies.
Read the article entitled "How Microbusinesses Have a Big Impact"
In April 2023, GoDaddy conducted a survey with 1,003 U.S. small business owners to gauge their awareness and perceptions of generative AI.
Read the article entitled "Spring 2023 Generative AI Survey Results"
The United Kingdom is home to over 2 Million Microbusinesses. Check out the most recent survey results from our the UK in our latest release.
Read the article entitled "Over 2 Million UK Microbusinesses "
Look up your county and its microbusiness and economic statistics
Venture Forward is dedicated to gathering and analyzing data around microbusinesses, and leveraging those insights to support local efforts that empower the everyday entrepreneurs who own them. Our research team synthesizes Venture Forward data with U.S. Census and other third party data to reveal how microbusinesses contribute to more prosperous and resilient economies. In turn, we make our data and insights available to anyone who shares our vision for stronger, more inclusive and healthy communities.
This October report combines results from the Best Performing Cities Index (BPC) and GoDaddy’s Microbusiness Activity Index (MAI) to examine what may be happening in the economies of a selection of cities in the two rankings, essentially looking at the impact microbusinesses are having in the selected economies.
"Our microbusiness density is three times the national average. We feature that statistic from Venture Forward on our website, and make a point of sharing it on the first day of our six-week Empower Baltimore program to help local businesses boost their digital presence. We want people to know that our city is unique – that we’ve got a lot of people with hustle, who are making things happen."
–Michelle Geiss, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Baltimore Impact Hub
In this data-backed report, the authors leverage data from Brookings Institute, US Census, and Venture Forward in-concert to discuss the variety of benefits online microbusinesses bring to their communities, who benefits most and what those benefits are, and how policymakers can encourage the creation of more microbusinesses.
The COVID-19 pandemic delivered a massive shock to America’s workers – one result of this was a burst of microbusiness startups. But because microbusiness patterns of growth vary from state to state and community to community, local economic development officials need to understand these entrepreneurs in order to help them succeed.
They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and offer classes online. But their impact has largely gone unnoticed. Our mission is to change that. We use data to show policy makers how microbusinesses make communities more prosperous and resilient.
Many Americans responded to the economic turbulence of recent years by starting microbusinesses. While all of these everyday entrepreneurs need to be scrappy, ambitious and optimistic, one demographic group stands out for these qualities: those under the age of 30.
How skills training and a microloan helped one woman thrive through the pandemic
