Calgary Small Businesses: Fact Sheet

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1 Calgary Small Businesses: Fact Sheet Calgary small businesses account for nearly 95 per cent of all businesses they are a driving force within the city s business community. Small business owners have the advantage over larger corporations in that their size gives them the flexibility to adapt quickly in terms of aligning resources. They are able to be innovative with products and implement processes and efficiencies. These advantages, married with their general passion for their business and ability to enjoy the advantage of customer focus sets them apart from larger corporations. Business Establishments Of Calgary s total business establishments (49,149) in 2011, small businesses (businesses with less than 50 employees) accounted for 94.9 per cent. Over the past decade, the number of small businesses has steadily increased, to 46,652 in 2011 from 41,379 in 2002, a growth of 12.7 per cent. A breakdown of small businesses by employee size range demonstrates that the smallest segment (1-4 employees) is, in fact, the fastest growing at a rate of 23.3 per cent Small Businesses by Employee Size Calgary CMA Employee Size Range Year Total Growth Rate ,283 25,132 24,621 25,369 26,218 28,848 29,282 30,252 29,897 29, % 5-9 7,442 7,544 7,703 7,770 7,936 8,167 8,105 8,083 7,943 7, % ,533 5,656 5,791 5,659 5,921 5,161 5,233 5,121 5,136 5, % ,121 4,053 4,184 4,203 4,592 3,632 3,493 3,498 3,394 3, % Total (<50 ) 41,379 42,385 42,299 43,001 44,667 45,808 46,113 46,954 46,370 46, % Source: Statistics Canada. Canadian Business Patterns. page 1 of 6

2 The dominant industries that made up Calgary s small business sector in 2011 were: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services --10,740 businesses (23.0 per cent of total share) Construction --5,681 businesses (12.2 per cent of total share) Other Services (except Public Administration) 4,990 businesses (10.7 per cent of total share). Industry 2011 Small Businesses by Industry and Employee Size Calgary CMA Total % Distribution Total 29,948 7,919 5,267 3,518 46, % of Total Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting Mining, Quarrying and Oil and Gas Extraction , Utilities Construction 3, , Manufacturing , Wholesale Trade 1, , Retail Trade 1, , Transportation and Warehousing 1, , Information and Cultural Industries Finance and Insurance 1, , Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1, , Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 9, , Management of Companies and Enterprises Administrative and Support, Waste Mgmt and Remediation Serv. 1, , Educational Services Health Care and Social Assistance 2, , Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Accommodation and Food Services , Other Services (except Public Administration) 3, , Public Administration Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Patterns page 2 of 6

3 Among Canada s major Census Metropolitan Areas, Calgary ranked second for small business growth over the 2002 to 2011 period, at a rate of 18.8 per cent. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Patterns Relative to its population, Calgary had the highest number of small businesses per capita of the major cities in Canada in 2011 at a rate of 38.8 per 1,000 population. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Patterns page 3 of 6

4 Self-Employment In 2011, there were 112,300 self-employed Calgarians. On a per capita basis, Calgary had the highest number of self-employed people in Canada at 88.8 per 1,000 population. Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey page 4 of 6

5 During the past 10 years ( ), Calgary experienced the second highest total growth in self-employment in Canada, at a rate of 30.9 per cent. Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey Calgarians are among the youngest entrepreneurs in Canada. Its age cohort of self-employed was proportionately larger than all other major Canadian centres, a share of 43.5 per cent. Age Cohort 2011 Number and Distribution of Self-Employed by Age Cohort Canadian CMAs Montreal Ottawa Toronto Calgary Edmonton Vancouver Number Share Number Share Number Share Number Share Number Share Number Share Total 272, % 83, % 498, % 112, % 87, % 214, % , % 2, % 12, % 4, % 3, % 6, % , % 11, % 69, % 16, % 13, % 30, % , % 21, % 117, % 28, % 21, % 48, % , % 24, % 144, % 34, % 24, % 68, % , % 17, % 112, % 21, % 17, % 44, % , % 6, % 42, % 7, % 7, % 17, % Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (Numbers may not add due to rounding). page 5 of 6

6 Bankruptcies Calgary has experienced a steady decline in business bankruptcies over the past decade ( ) to 95 in 2011 from 767 in 2002, a decrease of 87.6 per cent. Since 94.9 per cent of Calgary CMA s business establishments are small businesses, it is assumed that the majority of business bankruptcies involve small businesses. Source: Industry Canada. Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada page 6 of 6