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The Small Business Crisis

Though large, corporate failures are what’s grabbing the headlines these days (such as GM, Extended Stay and Six Flags), there has been another crisis brewing — that of the small business failures.

A recent report issued by Equifax states that commercial bankruptcies almost doubled from March 2008 to March 2009 — a staggering statistic. The Western part of the U.S., including California and Texas, was the hardest hit. Equifax states that Los Angeles, Riverside/San Bernardino and Sacramento metropolitan areas led the nation in small business bankruptcy filings in March 2009.

There were some dramatic increases year-over-year in commercial bankruptcy filings in a number of Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA). The Chicago MSA increased to 199 bankruptcies from 67 in March 2008; Dallas increased to 162 from 73; Portland to 145 from 65 and Denver 157 from 58.

Other hard-hit metro areas during that same month include:

  • Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL
  • Anaheim-Irvine, CA
  • Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX
  • Denver-Aurora, CO
  • San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
  • Oakland-Fremont, CA
  • Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
  • Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
  • Oregon (excluding the Portland MSA)
  • California (excluding previously mentioned MSA’s)
  • Seattle-Bellevue-Everest, WA

On the other side, the cities with the fewest small business bankruptcy filings are:

  • Gainesville, Fla.
  • Lafayette, La.
  • Lynchburg, Va.
  • South Bend/Mishawaka, Ind./Mich.
  • Springfield, Mass.
  • Trenton/Ewing, N.J.
  • Amarillo, Tex.
  • Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  • Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa
  • Durham, N.C.
  • Fayetteville, N.C.

Do you feel that small businesses are hurting in your area? Or are they faring well compared to the corporate giants?

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