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92%
92% -- small business exits via closure rate for US small businesses (2026)
92% of small-business exits occur through closure rather than a sale or transfer.
- Original underlying study for the 92% figure is not uniquely attributed among the cited sources
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92%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
alleyoop.io
Primary
Tier C
https://alleyoop.io/appointment-setting/esop-advisory/ ↗
Source Article
Lead generation for ESOP advisory firms
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alleyoop.io
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Industrymarketing
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US small businesses: 92% small business exits via closure rate. Source: alleyoop.io (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/small-business-exits-closure-92-percent
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/small-business-exits-closure-92-percent" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>92%</strong> -- small business exits via closure rate for US small businesses<br><small>Source: alleyoop.io (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/small-business-exits-closure-92-percent" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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