business establishment, retention and expansion, challenges to credit access, and business owners’ perspectives on the types of services and public policies that would support microbusinesses. A better understanding of the challenges and opportunities for microbusinesses in terms of generating higher sales and receipts or payrolls will enable policy makers to not only support the business needs of these entrepreneurs who are essential to Georgia’s economy, but also support job creation.
5 I. Executive Summary Microbusinesses in Georgia: Characteristics and Economic Impacts