Industry Snapshot: Small Business*
EMPLOYMENT
2%
large
businesses,
are
defined by the
BC govt as
employing
50 people
or more.
392,800
98%
82%
56%
43%
Total number of
businesses in BC
in 2012.
are small businesses.
of these small businesses employ
fewer than five employees.
are self-employed business
operators without paid help.
are businesses with some paid help
but with fewer than 50 employees
(includes incorporated self-employed).
38%
17.17%
CREATED
The accommodation and food services industry
NEW JOBS from 2007-2012
– making it the largest provider
of new small business jobs in BC.
4,600
31%
Small
business
provided
of all wages
paid to
workers
in BC.
of self-employed people
in BC are women — the
highest rate in Canada.
increase in the number
of people employed
by small businesses
from 2001-2012
SELF-EMPLOYED
WORKERS
accounted
for
number of people employed by small businesses in BC in 2012
(includes self-employed with no paid help).
ONLINE
30%
of Canadian small
businesses are selling
on the web right now.
of SMEs don’t
even have a
website.
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of
total
private-sector employment
IN 2012,
ONLY 20%
|
I N D U S T R Y U P D AT E
22%
$3.0
British Columbians
placed 25.6 million
BILLION
electronic orders
valued at $3.0 billion.
This is equivalent to
14 separate orders per
person and spending averaging
$1,668.30 per person.