Survey on Financing of Small and Medium Enterprises, 2007

Question


I know this has just been released, but any possibility of getting this or previous years through the DLI? I have an SME researcher that I know will be asking.

Answer
This is another survey for which no standard data products were released. I have asked the author division if they are willing to provide the DLI with any cross-tabulations and will keep you posted.

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The contact for this survey explained that aggregate data is available upon request, free of charge, from the division. However, it is also being made available through Industry Canada's website. I checked their site and found the following under the "SME Financing Data Initiative" section of the site:

http://www.sme-fdi.gc.ca/eic/site/sme_fdi-prf_pme.nsf/eng/h_01570.html

Anyone can request the data (free of charge, in PDF or Excel formats) for 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2007 through this site, which also contains other information on SME Financing that may be of interest to your researcher.

The SME Data Warehouse

Question

I have a researcher who would like to know how to gain access to the Small and Medium Enterprise  Data Warehouse. Any possibilities through the DLI?

Answer

I looked into the SME Data Warehouse and found out the following from the main survey page:

"No SME Data Warehouse microdata are accessible by the public. All counts are aggregated"
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=5157?=en&db=imdb&adm=8&dis=2

And, from the Daily release:

"Custom tabulations are available through Small Business and Special Surveys Division on a cost recovery basis."
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/080710/dq080710c-eng.htm

Therefore, I have asked the division whether they would be willing to provide us with some of the aggregate data that is normally only available through cost recovery. I will let you know if I receive a positive response.

New Brunswick Small Business Information

Question

There is quite a lot Statistics Canada information on small businesses when defined by the number of employees. Can anyone suggest how to find information on small businesses, preferably in New Brunswick, based on company assets or total wealth and yearly profit but not related to number of employees. The link that is trying to be made here has to do with small business tax reforms in N.B. and its effects to small business growth as defined above. Bankruptcy is another variable being looked at.

Answer

Have a look at Financial Performance Indicators for Small Business. Volume 3 has information on a provincial level for firms with sales $30,000 to $5 Million. It has profit information and many other useful financial pieces.

As well, Strategis has good information in a number of places.