I've produced the National Pet
Owners Survey for 20 years and work hard to ensure that it always provides high - quality, actionable data so that the industry can react quickly to market trends and satisfy pet owners» preferences.
Only six percent of dog
owners surveyed for the 2011 - 2012 American Pet Products Association's National Pet Owner Survey purchased organic food, with few using it most often — just two percent.
Not exact matches
A recent
survey found that
for more than 80 percent of small - business
owners, the rewards outweigh the challenges.
An annual
survey of sentiment among the
owner of small businesses finds only one in four thinks the government is doing enough
for business.
A new
survey from Sageworks finds that over 75 percent of small - business
owners have never applied
for a loan.
And a February
survey by Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management found that 39 percent of small business
owners who applied
for bank loans in the previous three months were successful, up from 34 percent in a
survey taken in October and November.
In a recent
survey, more than a fifth of small business
owners cited rising interest rates as a top challenge
for their business.
A recent Biz2Credit
survey of more than 1,500 minority business
owners from across the country in late March and early April asked
for their opinions about the economy overall and their own prospects
for success in 2016.
Millennial small business
owners have more confidence in their retirement savings than baby boomers, according to our
survey, possibly because millennial
owners started their business at a younger age on average (26 vs. 43 years old), allowing more time
for them to grow their businesses» profit margins and create comfortable retirement plans.
The
survey didn't mention payroll, which tends to complicate matters
for small - business
owners.
U.S. Trust has put out similar
surveys for about two decades, but this is the first one to include data on high net worth business
owners and executives, it says.
The CNBC / SurveyMonkey Small Business
Survey for the fourth quarter 2017 was conducted online from Nov. 20 — Dec. 4, 2017, among a national sample of 2,043 self - identified small - business owners ages 18 and up, using the SurveyMonkey survey method
Survey for the fourth quarter 2017 was conducted online from Nov. 20 — Dec. 4, 2017, among a national sample of 2,043 self - identified small - business
owners ages 18 and up, using the SurveyMonkey
survey method
survey methodology.
More than 80 percent of the 300 small business
owners surveyed in the recent 4th Annual Staples National Small Business
Survey said that they don't keep track of their business goals, and 77 percent have yet to achieve their vision
for their company.
In a recent
survey, most
owners say they expect to round out 2015 on a positive note, with strong revenue and decent prospects
for holiday sales.
In addition, the SurePayroll
survey also found that
for those small business
owners looking to hire, 40 % are having trouble finding qualified candidates
for positions in technology, sales or marketing, customer service, and administrative work.
But there's that half - empty perspective; in one
survey released last week by Bank of America, just 9 percent of the 1,000
owners questioned planned to apply
for loans in the coming year.
For the report, OnDeck combined data from a
survey of 500 business
owners and loan applications from 10,000 entrepreneurs across 700 industries.
Many small - business
owners are not keeping up with consumer demand
for credit - card payments, according to two
surveys released Thursday.
Small - business
owners generated $ 15.4 billion in revenue on Small Business Saturday in 2016, according to insights from a
survey commissioned by American Express, a number that's been on the rise
for years.
That's according to Wells Fargo Bank, which along with Gallup polled 600 small business
owners in the first week of April,
for the bank's second - quarter small business
survey.
Surveys by several different organizations find that, at the 100 - day mark, roughly 60 percent of small business
owners approved of Trump's performance or believed his presidency would be good
for their companies.
Small - business
owners offer health benefits
for a variety of reasons: they're genuinely concerned about their employees being taken care of, it's mandated in their state or they want to be more competitive to attract top talent (a large majority of employees consider a health plan to be the most important benefit they can be offered, according to a
survey by the National Business of Group on Health).
Being your own boss really is a recipe
for happiness, according to a recent
survey of small business
owners.
But it is by no means the be-all, end - all indicator, particularly
for small business
owners, as only 40 percent of the establishment
surveys come from businesses with 20 or fewer employees.
The rating also doesn't account
for the Tesla's reliability, but the Model S comes with average reliability, according to
owner -
survey responses.
Perhaps the complete
survey findings, due
for release in early 2012, will change considering the Small Business Administration's huge push to make is easier
for small - business
owner's to get funding.
These are all reasons why just about every
survey of small - business
owners taken during the past 30 days have expressed optimism, confidence and plans
for future growth and hiring.
Forty - nine percent of small - business
owners surveyed said Obamacare is a top worry
for them, up from 42 percent in January.
Sure, 82 percent of the more than 1,000 small - business
owners we
surveyed said they are planning
for growth this year.
A report from the nonpartisan Fiscal Policy Institute's Immigration Research Center,
for instance, looked at data from the
Survey of Business
Owners and the American Community Survey and determined that though immigrants make up 13 percent of the U.S. population in general, they make up 18 percent of small business owners, and that immigrant - owned businesses account for 14 percent of private sector emplo
Owners and the American Community
Survey and determined that though immigrants make up 13 percent of the U.S. population in general, they make up 18 percent of small business
owners, and that immigrant - owned businesses account for 14 percent of private sector emplo
owners, and that immigrant - owned businesses account
for 14 percent of private sector employment.
A recent
survey of small - business
owners conducted
for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce by Harris Interactive reported an 11 percentage point rise in the last year in the number of
owners who are unsure of whether their business will be better off in the future than it has been in the past.
Palo Alto Software
surveyed approximately 500 small business
owners about their technology habits and plans
for the future, and found that small business
owners are willing to invest more than ever in new technology applications.
In the Gallup
survey, diverse - owned small businesses were more likely to respond that they have been declined
for business credit — about one in five African American, Asian, and Hispanic business
owners said they faced a credit decline in the past (14 % of general market respondents said they faced a decline).
In addition, while the majority of business
owners surveyed across all segments said they did not feel a perception of discrimination from a financial institution impacted their chances of obtaining business credit, 22 % of African American and 11 % of LGBT business
owners reported that perceived discrimination impacted their chances of obtaining credit
for their business, compared to 5 % of the general small business
owner population.
As part of its Wells Fargo Works
for Small BusinessSM initiative, Wells Fargo — in collaboration with diverse chambers of commerce — commissioned Gallup to conduct a
survey of diverse - segment small business
owners.
Encouragingly, the
survey did reveal a key trait among those business
owners who had success applying
for loans.
Published semi-annually, PNC's
survey of small and mid-size business
owners» expectations
for their own businesses» performance, and their outlook
for the national and regional economies are described in detail (available in April and October).
When Nationwide
surveyed small - business
owners back in 2015 regarding the subject of disasters, the results were disheartening — 38 percent said that disaster recovery plans were not essential
for their business, and only 18 percent of small businesses with 50 employees or less had a disaster recovery plan in place.
NRF's 2015 Top Costumes
Survey found that most pet
owners surveyed planned to choose a pumpkin
for their furry friend's costume and more than 4 million adults planned to dress as a witch.
As we noted earlier, most small - business
owners who responded to our
survey indicated some growth plans
for 2017.
OfficeMax interviewed 321 small business
owners with 100 or fewer employees from September 18 to September 29
for the
survey.
In the week after the election, we
surveyed more than 1,000 small - business
owners to find out what kind of growth they have on the docket
for 2017.
Just over half (54 %) of non-business
owners surveyed say professionals who incorporate — such as doctors — shouldn't be eligible
for the same tax advantages as other small businesses.
As part of the research process, a short
survey has been created
for digital currency
owners around the world.
According to our
survey, women accounted
for 26 percent of current business
owners, an 18 percent increase compared to 2017.
Yet a recent
survey by the National Association
for the Self - Employed found 80 percent of women business
owners used their personal finances to start their business.
According to a new
survey by the Meetings Mean Business coalition, face - to - face meetings are a high priority
for small business
owners, who in 2017, will continue to invest in travel
for in - person meetings, industry conferences and trade shows.
This issue has been a pressing challenge
for small business
owners over the last year: Small business
owners responding to the
survey also listed hiring as their top challenge in July and October 2017
surveys.
Surveys can be created by students, small business
owners, journalists or
for specific educational researchers.
Interestingly, a 2001
survey of the North American specialty coffee industry asked coffee business
owners to rate the importance of various factors to their buying / selling choices
for sustainable coffee.