Date of Graduation
5-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Degree Level
Undergraduate
Department
Accounting
Advisor/Mentor
Karl Schubert
Abstract
This thesis will investigate the impact of small businesses on the United States’ economy. I will be assessing several impact areas including gross domestic product, employment, and local economy contribution. This thesis will cover a study from the time periods of 1998-2014 of the gross domestic product and employment levels and will use numbers from the years of 2018- present for other impact areas. Furthermore, I will be analyzing certain sectors of the economy, comparing small businesses contribution to corporate contribution, in order to discuss if small businesses are necessary for our country’s successful economy.
Keywords
Gross domestic product, inflation, monetary levels, employment levels, small business, service learning
Citation
Clevenger, C. (2021). Are Small Businesses the Framework for a Successful U.S. Economy?. Accounting Undergraduate Honors Theses Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/acctuht/49
Included in
Accounting Commons, Economic History Commons, Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Commons, Growth and Development Commons, Income Distribution Commons, Labor Economics Commons, Public Economics Commons, Regional Economics Commons, Service Learning Commons, United States History Commons