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Small Business
Most and Least Profitable Business Types
By Joel Stonington on January 18, 2011
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Outpatient Care Centers
Net profit margin rank: 7
Net profit margin: 12.10%
Change in 2009-2010 sales: 8.76%
Number of firms: 14,444
Employment: 695,863
Payrolls dropped in 2008 and 2009 but picked up again last year as sales increased. The industry includes centers whose services range from family planning to kidney dialysis.
Net profit margin: 12.10%
Change in 2009-2010 sales: 8.76%
Number of firms: 14,444
Employment: 695,863
Payrolls dropped in 2008 and 2009 but picked up again last year as sales increased. The industry includes centers whose services range from family planning to kidney dialysis.
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