what is the percentage of small to midsize businesses in the united states 
the most recent u s census data for smes found that there were 6 3 million employer firms in the u s in 2021 firms with fewer than 500 employees made up 99 7 of those businesses companies with fewer than 100 employees made up 98 3 27the bottom linesmall and midsize enterprises play a vital part in many economies around the world their innovation flexibility creativity efficiency and locality all play a part in making them successful through conscious consumer behavior government assistance and reliance on their communities smes have established themselves as an important part of the broader economy 