A library of business data for people starting, pricing and running a small business.
Every number on this site comes from free public data published by the U.S. government, pulled every day and checked by our scripts. No opinions, no guesswork: what customers are paying, what staff cost, where new competitors are opening, and how the big players make money.
Pricing power
11 small-business services: price change vs pay change. Best placed now: lawn care and landscaping (+5.9 pts).
New businesses
534,947 applications in September 2026 (+4.4% on a year). By industry and by state, every week.
How they make money
Margins and growth of 22 public companies running small-business models, straight from SEC filings.
Latest articles
Today's storylines
The biggest stories in this morning's data
Reports
The full monthly workbook and a benchmark report for each business: see the reports.