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Your break-even point

How many sales a month before your business stops costing you money, counting your own pay, and how long it might take to get there.

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How many young businesses made a profit?

Of US businesses with paid employees that were less than two years old, what share made a profit in 2017?

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  • 2018 Annual Business Survey, Characteristics of Businesses: business profitability by years in business (employer firms, table AB1700CSCB02) · U.S. Census Bureau, 2017

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  • 26.2%census.gov ·2017 · Share of businesses less than two years old that had a loss in 2017. Census Bureau's Annual Business Survey (2018 edition, about 2017): businesses with paid employees that answered.
  • 14.7%census.gov ·2017 · Share of businesses less than two years old that broke even in 2017. Census Bureau's Annual Business Survey (2018 edition, about 2017): businesses with paid employees that answered.
  • 68.9%census.gov ·2017 · Share of businesses six to ten years old that made a profit in 2017. Census Bureau's Annual Business Survey (2018 edition, about 2017): businesses with paid employees that answered.
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13 min

Your break-even point

How many sales a month before your business stops costing you money, counting your own pay, and how long it might take to get there.

Ticket 01 · The guess

How many young businesses made a profit?

Of US businesses with paid employees that were less than two years old, what share made a profit in 2017?

30%
0%100%
Words to know

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  • 2018 Annual Business Survey, Characteristics of Businesses: business profitability by years in business (employer firms, table AB1700CSCB02) · U.S. Census Bureau, 2017

Every number

  • 26.2%census.gov ·2017 · Share of businesses less than two years old that had a loss in 2017. Census Bureau's Annual Business Survey (2018 edition, about 2017): businesses with paid employees that answered.
  • 14.7%census.gov ·2017 · Share of businesses less than two years old that broke even in 2017. Census Bureau's Annual Business Survey (2018 edition, about 2017): businesses with paid employees that answered.
  • 68.9%census.gov ·2017 · Share of businesses six to ten years old that made a profit in 2017. Census Bureau's Annual Business Survey (2018 edition, about 2017): businesses with paid employees that answered.
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