Small-business bankruptcy filings are rising this year, a signal that higher interest rates, tighter lending standards and greater operating costs are straining entrepreneurs.

By WSJ World News | 2 months ago

Small-business bankruptcy filings are rising this year, a signal that higher interest rates, tighter lending standards and greater operating costs are straining entrepreneurs.

By

Ruth Simon

| Photographs by Travis Dove for The Wall Street Journal

Oct. 1, 2023 5:30 am ET

Small-business bankruptcy filings are rising this year, a signal that increased interest rates, tighter lending standards and higher operating costs are straining entrepreneurs. At the same time, some government aid programs that helped entrepreneurs through the Covid-19 pandemic have ended.

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