Alabama Business Facts:

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Below are the small business facts for Alabama according to the SBA.
2010* 2009 2000
Number of Businesses
Small employers (<500 employees) 73,163 74,686 77,597
Large employers (500+ employees) 2,355 2,349 2,255
Nonemployers 320,605 313,667 223,103
Firms Employment Receipts($M)
Business Owner Demographics
Male-owned 205 665 119,255
Woman-owned 107 100 12,840
Equally male/female-owned 59 89 10,765
African American-owned 57 17 1,259
Asian-owned 7 18 2,392
Hispanic-owned 4 7 860
Native American/Alaskan-owned 3 5 554
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander-owned – – –
Veteran-owned 64 144 27,415
Publicly held, unclassified 11 760 251,666
Source:U.S.Dept.of Commerce,CensusBureau,Bureau of EconomicAnalysis;U.S.Dept.of Labor, Bureauof Labor Statistics;Admin.Officeof theU.S.Courts;FederalDepositInsurance Corporation;and U.S.SmallBusinessAdmin.,Officeof Advocacy. *Latestavailabledata.†Percentagepointchange.‡Dataarefor CRAloans.