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PRIMER: Celebrating Small Business Week In Arizona

This week, Arizona joins the nation in celebrating Small Business Week and is recognizing the more than 592,000 small businesses throughout the state. Small Business Week honors the entrepreneurs, small business owners and employees who help power the economy and support their communities.

Small businesses are the backbone of Arizona’s economy, making up more than 99% of Arizona’s businesses and employing more than one million people.

  • Arizona has more than 592,000 small businesses in the state, making up 99.4% of Arizona businesses.
  • Of the state’s small businesses, 485,000 represent self-employed individuals.
  • Arizona’s small businesses employ 1.1 million people, making up approximately 43% of the state’s private sector workforce.
  • Small businesses created more than 44,000 new jobs in Arizona in 2019.

Additionally, Census data indicates there are more than 43,600 women-owned companies in Arizona

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