Job Creation from Startups
6K
4K
2K
0
-2K
-4K
-6K
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
Jobs from startups less than 5 years old Net jobs without startups
Periods of economic recession
Source: Kauffman Foundation , Business Dynamics Statistics Brieng: Jobs Created from Business Startups in the United States
Virtually 100% of all new jobs in the last 10 years have come from new company startups. This is true of all developed countries, and the US job data shows this particularly well. Angels play a critical role in the economy, investing in 27 times more startups than VC investors (NACO Academy Module 101). The total size of the Angel asset class is now as large as the entire VC industry in Canada. As the infographic from GTAN shows, their group’s investments alone have created over 1,000 jobs.
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