Most Common Small Business Industries

MOST COMMON SMALL BUSINESS INDUSTRIES While half of America's small businesses only survive one year,' there are many industries that are booming. Check out the most popular small business industries in the United States. MOST POPULAR SMALL BUSINESSES IN AMERICA2.3 SPECIALTY FOOD STORES The Specialty Food Association has 3,200 members, most of which are small-business owners." GREEN CONSTRUCTION Total revenue across the Green Construction industry should grow to $245 billion by 2016, according to the U.S. Green Building Council.5 МОBILE APPS Tech companies empower their employees to work remotely and opt for BYOD - bring your own devices. AUTOMATIC GUIDED VEHICLES One automated guided vehicle can sell for $70,000 up to $1 million!7 ONLINE BABY PRODUCTS By 2018, there is estimated to be more than 6,000 companies interested in selling baby products online. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION: WHERE ARE THESE BUSINESSES?! (Number of small businesses per 1,000 people) 4. Seattle, WA 27.47 2. Denver, CO 28.20 5. San Jose, CA 23.83 3. Salt Lake City, UT 27.25 1. Oklahoma City, OK 25.96 HEADWAY CAPITAL CREDIT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES 1) Davis, K. (2013, May 2). Inside small-business growth: Top industries and other success secrets. Retrieved August 29, 2014 from http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/226548 2) Clifford, C. (2013, April 2). The 10 fastest-growing industries for small business. Retrieved August 29, 2014 from http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/226256 3) Biery, M.E. (2013, October 20). Guess which small businesses are growing the fastest? Retrieved August 29, 2014 from http://www.forbes.com/sites/sageworks/2013/10/20/fastest-growing-small-businesses-sageworks/ 4) Quittner, J. (2014, March 25). Best industries: What's so special about specialty foods. Retrieved September 3, 2014 from http://www.inc.com/jeremy-quittner/something-special-is-all-you-need.html 5) Lapowsky, I. (2014, March 25). Why going green means big business in the construction industry. Retrieved September 3, 2014 from http://www.inc.com/best-industries/issie-lapowsky/green-construction.html 6) Vaccaro, A. (2014, March 25). Best industries: How to capitalize on the business app boom. Retrieved September 3, 2014 from http://www.inc.com/adam-vaccaro/best-industries-mobile-apps.html 7) Lagorio, C. (2014, March 25). Automated guided vehicles: Behind the swift business of a heavy industry. Retrieved September 3, 2014 from http://www.inc.com/christine-lagorio/best-industries/automated-guided-vehicles.html 8) Weisul, K. (2014, March 25). Looking for growth potential? Baby products, baby! Retrieved September 3, 2014 from http://www.inc.com/kimberly-weisul/looking-for-growth-potential-baby-products-baby.html