We at Grant & Grant are dedicated to assisting Small Business prosper and grow. Try to imagine the impact small business. In 2005, there were approximately 25.8 million businesses in the United States, according to Office of Advocacy estimates. Small firms with fewer than 500 employees represent 99.9 percent of the 25.8 million. Small Business represents 99.7 percent of all employer firms.

• Employ half of all private sector employees.

• Pay more than 45 percent of total U.S. private payroll.

• Have generated 60 to 80 percent of net new jobs annually over the last decade.

• Create more than 50 percent of nonfarm private gross domestic product (GDP).

• Supplied more than 23 percent of the total value of federal prime contracts in FY 2005.

• Produce 13 to 14 times more patents per employee than large patenting firms. These patents are twice as likely as large firm patents to be among the one percent most cited.

• Are employers of 41 percent of high tech workers (such asscientists, engineers, and computer workers).

• Are 53 percent home-based and 3 percent franchises.

• Made up 97 percent of all identified exporters and produced 28.6 percent of the known export value in FY 2004.

Two-thirds of new employer establishments survive at least two years, and 44 percent survive at least four years, according to a recent study. Research has explored the reasons for a new business's survivability. Major factors in a firm’s remaining open include an ample supply of capital, being large enough to have employees, the owner’s education level, and the owner's reason for starting the firm in the first place, such as freedom for family life or wanting to be one’s own boss.

We are commited to increasing the number of successful small companies, We use our experience to help you navigate through the numerious challenges that stand in the way of making your dream come true.

Small firms spend more to comply with tax and federal regulation than larger firms. We help you maximize you margins to increase your opportunity for success and growth.

Call us today so that we can partner with you as you secure your American dream!

Sources: U.S. Bureau of the Census; Advocacy-funded research by Joel Popkin and Company (Research Summary #211); Federal Procurement Data System; Advocacy-funded research by CHI Research, Inc.(Research Summary #225); Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey; U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration.