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City & County Demographic and Market Reports

City of Spokane Map

City of Spokane Executive Summary

City of Spokane Pop-Facts Census Demographic Overview Report

City of Spokane RMP Opportunity Gap-Retail Stores 2007- retail sales and demand data

Spokane County Map

Spokane County Executive Summary

Spokane County Pop-Facts Census Demographic Overview Report

Spokane County RMP Opportunity Gap-Retail Stores 2007- retail sales and demand data

Small Business Facts:

•  Small business accounts for 54% of GDP

• Provides 40.9% of private sales in the U.S.

• Provides approximately 75% of the net new jobs added to the economy.

• Small business contributes a higher percentage of sales back into their local economies

 But...

• 88% of small businesses failed within the first five years

• 75% of businesses that fail cannot produce a current operating or business plan

• Only 1 of 5 small retail businesses succeed within the first five years 

• Only 1 of 10 restaurants succeed within the first five years.

 How much of the shopping dollar is retained in your community?

• 6 cents of every dollar spent with a Big Box retailer is retained/ recirculated in a community.
  Source: Rocky Mountain Institute

• 20 cents of every dollar spent with a chain store is retained/ recirculated in a community.
  Source: Small Business Administration

• 60 cents of every dollar spent with a sole proprietorship is retained/ recirculated in a community.
  Source: Small Business Administration