WIndicators

The Rise Of Entrepreneurship During the Pandemic

KEY POINTS:

• In Wisconsin, business applications reached the highest level on record during the pandemic.
• Business applications increased by 21% from 2019 to 2020 and 23% from 2020 to 2021.
• A small share of business applications will result in actual new businesses with paid employees.

Past WIndicators

• Nonemployer Businesses and Diversity
• Are the Kids Alright? Women, Work & Childcare
• COVID-19 Vulnerable Business Owners by Race & Ethnicity
• Broadband in Economic Development
• Business Expansions in Wisconsin: Part 2
• The Competitiveness of the Wisconsin Economy
• Business Expansions in Wisconsin
• Childcare as an Economic Development Strategy
• Labor Shortage: Signs and Symptoms