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25%
25% -- business closure rate by year three for North Carolina new small businesses (2026)
25% of new North Carolina firms close by their third year.
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25%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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B
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
berryconsult.com
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Tier C
https://berryconsult.com/en-us/local-services/increase-small-business-sales-north-carolina ↗
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Increase Small Business Sales in North Carolina
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berryconsult.com
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North Carolina new small businesses: 25% business closure rate by year three. Source: berryconsult.com (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/nc-new-firms-close-year-three
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